Actions in Labour Legislation

  • Support to the revision of legislative and regulatory texts in the fields of Labour and Public Services

    Start activities
    25/11/2018
    End activities
    01/03/2019
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Public Function, Labour, Administrative Reform and Social Protection [Ministère de la Function Publique du Travail et de la Reforme Administrative]
    Type of Assistance
    Code
    2018-26
    Description
    The Ministry of Public Function, Labour, Administrative Reform and Social Protection of Togo had the objective to fill current gaps and identified deficiencies in the application of the Labour code and in the regulations governing civil servants’ employment. The support provided through French public expertise served this purpose, by first looking into the current regulations and identifying problems, inconsistencies, and bottlenecks; then by drafting a report and presenting its conclusions to selected partners as a way to formulate practical suggestions as to improve the civil servants’ employment system.
  • Implementation strategies for teleworking

    Start activities
    01/12/2018
    End activities
    15/03/2019
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion [Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional (Regulatory & Policy)
    Code
    2017-11
    Description
    This action is part of a series of actions in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE) of Peru, in the area of labour and employment. In this circumstance, the MTPE aimed to foster the implementation of the teleworking modality and to increase the understanding of private companies and public entities about this modality. Different issues related to employment and working conditions for employees involved in teleworking were discussed as well as the views of the social partners and European government policies on this form of work. The current national legislation on this labor modality has been examined jointly with national experts from the Netherlands and Spain. Possible initiatives to support the implementation of the telework promotion plans have been discussed.