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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8180

27 March 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social affair
Employers' organisation UNICE calls on Council and EP to find a simpler and more balanced alternative to draft directive on temporary work - ETUC says Commission's proposed six week threshold is unacceptable

Brussels, 26/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The draft directive adopted by the European Commission last week aiming to give temporary workers equal rights and treatment (see EUROPE of 21 March, p.11) has been criticised by employers, who in the words of UNICE President George Jacobs, see it as "ill-conceived". Mr Jacobs said "What the Commission proposes is a bad compromise, which could lead to unnecessary bureaucracy, legal uncertainty and hamper job creation. We launch an appeal to the Council...

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