Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament Resolution on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 07/11/2007

Subject: The European Parliament considered that, if labour law is to meet the challenges of the 21st century, it must focus to a large extent on employment security throughout a worker's life rather than protecting particular jobs, making it easier both to enter and to stay in the labour market and to change from unemployment to employment and from one job to another through the use of active labour policies focused both on human capital development to enhance employability and on creating a supportive business climate as well as improving the quality of jobs.

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 15 Right to work - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 23 Equality between men and women - Solidarity - Art. 30 Protection against unjustified dismissal - Art. 31 Working conditions: healthy - Working conditions: safe - Working conditions: dignified - Art. 34 Social security

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Notices: The European Parliament made reference to the Charter to consider that improving labour law should be consistent with the principles of this text, and must respect and safeguard the values of the European social model and established social rights