Self-employed workers and their partners will enjoy better social protection – including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new EU legislation that enters into force today. The Directive on self-employed workers and assisting spouses repeals and replaces an earlier law and improves the social protection rights of millions of women in the labour market, strengthening female entrepreneurship. At present only one in three entrepreneurs is a woman. [more]
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Policy Pipeline EU Self-employed workers to gain maternity and pension benefits under new EU law
Self-employed workers to gain maternity and pension benefits under new EU law
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Czech Republic
- 09/05/12 Chamber of Deputies insists on the Act on Energy on the Support of Renewable Energy Sources
- 09/05/12 Government: Code of Ethics for public officials and public administration employees approved
- 09/05/12 Directive on public incentives in regions passed
- 09/05/12 Control Code passed by the Chamber of Deputies
- 03/05/12 Proposal of public contracts directives
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EU
- 17/05/12 STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THE DECISION FOR NEW GENERAL ELECTIONS
- 11/05/12 Europe in Figures - Eurostat Yearbook 2012
- 11/05/12 Mobile roaming prices to be cut from 1 July
- 11/05/12 European Economic Forecast, Spring 2012
- 09/05/12 Communication on State Aid Modernisation
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US + Globe
- 12/05/12 Russia: Amendment to the civil law concerning real estate
- 11/05/12 Russia: Shortage of medical staff all across Russia
- 09/05/12 China: New option for companies to raise capital
- 07/05/12 China: Green buildings construction supported by government
- 05/05/12 China-US dialogue leads to strengthened bilateral cooperation
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