Traduction de «sources du droit du travail » (Français → Anglais) :

This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably protection of personal data (Article 8), the freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work (Article 15), the freedom to conduct a business (Article 16), the right to collective bargaining and action (Article 28), fair and just working conditions (Article 31), the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial (Article 47), the presumption of innocence and right of defence (Article 48) and the right not to be tried twice for the same offence (ne bis in idem) (Article 50), ...[+++] and has to be implemented in accordance with those rights and principles.

Although EU labour law generally applies to all workers in all sectors, until now certain labour Directives allowed Member States to exclude seafarers from their right to information and consultation.

Born 1948; graduated in law from the University of Bucharest (1971); postgraduate studies in international labour law and European social law, University of Geneva (1973-74); Doctor of Laws of the University of Bucharest (1980); trainee assistant lecturer (1971-73), assistant lecturer with tenure (1974-85) and then lecturer in labour law at the University of Bucharest (1985-90); principal researcher at the National Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection (1990-91); Deputy Director-General (1991-92), then Director (1992-96) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection; senior lecturer (1997), then professor at the Na ...[+++]tional School of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest (2000); State Secretary at the Ministry for European Integration (2001-05); Head of Department at the Legislative Council of Romania (1996-2001 and 2005-09); founding editor of the Romanian Review of European Law; President of the Romanian Society for European Law (2009-10); Agent of the Romanian Government before the Courts of the European Union (2009-10); Judge at the General Court since 26 November 2010.

Primary law (primary or original source of law) is the supreme source of law of the European Union (EU), that is it prevails over all other sources of law.

As a first step, the Group will work on the basis of the priority themes mentioned in the Commission report for the December 1994 Essen European Council : - qualitative and quantitative impact of the introduction of new information and communication technologies on employment, and conditions for optimal exploitation of new sources of employment linked to technological progress, - impact of new technologies on work organisation (flexible enterprise, teleworking) and potential consequences on social legislation (labour law, social secur ...[+++]ity, including health and safety at work), - consequences of the information society on the cohesion of Europe's regions and towns, - opportunities offered by new technologies for adaptation of education systems to the needs of the information society, - opportunities offered by new technologies for improving management of systems devoted to healthcare and quality medical care ; and - opportunities offered by new technologies for improving the labour market situation and developing human resources.

The other members of the Group are: - Mr Rolf Thüsing, a member of the Executive Committee of the German Employers' Confederation BDA and Vice-President of UNICE's Social Affairs Committee; - Prof. Silvana Sciarra, full Professor of Labour Law and Comparative Labour Law at the Law School of the University of Florence and Professor of European Labour and social law at the European University Institute, Florence; - Prof. Alain Viandier, Professor at the Law Faculty at the University of Paris V, specialised in company law; - Mr. Hans Berger, President of the Federation of Mining and Energy Institute of the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB); - Mrs Evelyne Pichot, a French consultant who works with French and European works ...[+++]councils, who will act as rapporteur.