On 25 Janaury 2019, EU Member States will discuss the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive at a decisive Coreper meeting that will steer the Council position in trilogue negotiations.

Ahead of the meeting, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls on Member States to respect the large majority in the Parliament and stop calling for a 20-hours threshold for the application of the Directive. Abuse of flexibility is undermining all EU employment rights and it is essential that Member States, at the meeting tomorrow, allow the EU to take the necessary action to remedy the loopholes and improve the working lives of European workers.

The ETUC urges Member States to do the decent thing and apply the Directive to the most vulnerable workers regardless of working time or sector.

Read the full press release here.