CESI statement on a possible Communication of the European Commission on business taxation for 21st century

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CESI broadly supports the rationale and the objectives which the European Commission lays out in its roadmap of March 2021 on a future Communication on business taxation for the 21st century.

CESI welcomes the European Child Guarantee: For children, with children – and teachers and carers

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The European Commission this week adopted the first comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, as well as a proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee, to promote equal opportunities for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

CESI calls for investments in the health sector

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In the EU-28, the shortfall of health workers in the overall sector was estimated at 1.6 million in 2013 and is predicted to grow to 4.1 million by 2030.

CESI Women’s Rights Commission calls on Turkey to reverse its withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

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The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Commission of CESI, the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions, is dismayed about the Turkish government’s announced withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and calls on Turkish President Erdogan to reconsider.

The European Union at the beginning of 2021: mounting pressure, widespread criticism, steadfast determination.

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Overcoming the Corona pandemic continues to overshadow the other pressing matters that EU is currently dealing with, all of which are proving to be no less complex.

CESI Youth speaks at European Commission/ILO high-level conference on the future of apprenticeships

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On March 16 2021 CESI Youth Representative Matthäus Fandrejewski and CESI’s Spokesperson on VET Stefan Nowatschin attended a high-level conference of the European Commission and the International Labor Organisation (ILO) on ‘Quality and effective apprenticeships and international labour standards on apprenticeships’. Experts from across the globe assessed recent developments in vocational education and training and dared an outlook on future challenges.

Does on-call time spent at home count as working time?

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In two Grand Chamber rulings handed down on 9 March 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) provided greater clarity on the criteria establishing whether or not it constitutes working time when a worker is on-call “at home”.