Description
a) What Member States and Social Partners can do
Member
States are in charge of transposing and enforcing rules adopted at Union
level. Given that the Union measures set out above contain minimum
standards, Member States are invited to go beyond these rules in order
to give effect to the Pillar.
Furthermore, Member States may
ratify, if not yet done so, and apply relevant ILO Conventions such as
Convention N° 122 on Employment Policy, N ° 144 on Tripartite
Consultations, Convention N° 135 on Workers' Representatives and
Convention N° 154 on Promotion of Collective Bargaining.
At Union
level, social partners are to be consulted in accordance with Article
154 TFEU on possible initiatives based on Article 153 TFEU, and may sign
agreements which may be implemented at Union level at their request in
accordance with Article 155 TFEU. Social partners may also collect and
exchange good practices across the Union. At national level, social
partners may support the implementation of this Principle via collective
bargaining and through their involvement in the design and
implementation of relevant policies.
b) Recent and ongoing initiatives at EU level
The
Commission is launching together with the European Pillar of Social
Rights a first-stage consultation of the social partners on the revision
of the Written Statement Directive,(67) covering the scope of
application of the Directive and the extension of the 'information
package', including on the probation period. As part of this
consultation, the Social Partners will be consulted on whether to amend
the Directive more substantially with a view to introducing a minimum
floor of workers' rights applicable to every type of employment
relationship.