The Employment Information Directive 1991 (91/533/EEC) of 14 October 1991,[1] also known as the "Written Statement Directive",[2] or the "Employment Information Directive" was an EU Directive which regulates European labour law for the purpose of making workers' contracts transparent. It has been superseded by the Employment Information Directive 2019.[3]
The Directive requires EU governments to introduce legislation which gives employees within their jurisdiction the right to be notified in writing of the essential aspects of their employment relationship when it starts or shortly afterwards. Some Member States (but not all) require the conclusion of a detailed written employment contract. According to the European Commission, "the aim of Directive 91/533/EEC is to provide employees with improved protection, to avoid uncertainty and insecurity about the terms of the employment relationship and to create greater transparency on the labour market. To this end, the Directive states that every employee must be provided with a document containing information on the essential elements of [their] contract or employment relationship.[4] Coverage is variable because it is linked to the definition of an employment contract or employment relationship adopted by the relevant member state, and member states could choose to exclude short term contracts (less than on month), short working weeks (less than eight hours per week) and casual labour from the scope of their implementing regulations.[5]
Art 1(2) member states can disapply the Directive for people (a) working under one month or with a working week under eight hours, or (b) with jobs ‘of a casual and/or specific nature’ if this is justified by objective considerations.
Art 2(1) obligation to notify an employee ‘of the essential aspects of the contract or employment relationship’. (2) this covers at least (a) identity of parties (b) place of work or employer's domicile (c) title, grade, category or nature of work, or a brief description of the work (d) commencement date (e) for temporary contracts, expected duration (f) paid leave (g) periods of notice or method for determining (h) initial pay (i) working time (j) where appropriate, the collective agreement or joint representation institutions. (3) leave, notice, pay and time can be given in the form of laws, regulations or collective agreements.
Art 3(1) the information can be in a written contract, letter of engagement or one or more written documents (2) if none of those given in the prescribed period, employer is obliged to give the art 2(2) information in two months (3) if the work ends in two months the information must be given by the end of the period
Art 4, expatriate employees need to be told the duration of their employment abroad (unless one month or less), currency, other benefits, and conditions for repatriation
Art 5, modification must be made in writing available at least one month after
Art 6, form and proof of contracts are a matter of national law, which is not affected.
Art 7, more favourable provisions can be made
Art 8, employees must have a remedy available in their member state
Art 9, implementation by 30 June 1993
Review of Directiveedit
An evaluation of the directive was undertaken in 2016.[2]
An alternative directive on "Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions" has been proposed. This will, if adopted, replace Directive 91/533/EEC, but until its adoption and entry into force, Directive 91/533/EEC remains applicable.[4]
^European Union, Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship
^ abEuropean Commission, Written Statement Directive survey: Have your say on EU law regarding information on work conditions, accessed 27 April 2019
employment, information, directive, 1991, october, 1991, also, known, written, statement, directive, employment, information, directive, directive, which, regulates, european, labour, purpose, making, workers, contracts, transparent, been, superseded, employme. The Employment Information Directive 1991 91 533 EEC of 14 October 1991 1 also known as the Written Statement Directive 2 or the Employment Information Directive was an EU Directive which regulates European labour law for the purpose of making workers contracts transparent It has been superseded by the Employment Information Directive 2019 3 The Directive requires EU governments to introduce legislation which gives employees within their jurisdiction the right to be notified in writing of the essential aspects of their employment relationship when it starts or shortly afterwards Some Member States but not all require the conclusion of a detailed written employment contract According to the European Commission the aim of Directive 91 533 EEC is to provide employees with improved protection to avoid uncertainty and insecurity about the terms of the employment relationship and to create greater transparency on the labour market To this end the Directive states that every employee must be provided with a document containing information on the essential elements of their contract or employment relationship 4 Coverage is variable because it is linked to the definition of an employment contract or employment relationship adopted by the relevant member state and member states could choose to exclude short term contracts less than on month short working weeks less than eight hours per week and casual labour from the scope of their implementing regulations 5 Contents 1 Content 2 Review of Directive 3 See also 4 ReferencesContent editArt 1 2 member states can disapply the Directive for people a working under one month or with a working week under eight hours or b with jobs of a casual and or specific nature if this is justified by objective considerations Art 2 1 obligation to notify an employee of the essential aspects of the contract or employment relationship 2 this covers at least a identity of parties b place of work or employer s domicile c title grade category or nature of work or a brief description of the work d commencement date e for temporary contracts expected duration f paid leave g periods of notice or method for determining h initial pay i working time j where appropriate the collective agreement or joint representation institutions 3 leave notice pay and time can be given in the form of laws regulations or collective agreements Art 3 1 the information can be in a written contract letter of engagement or one or more written documents 2 if none of those given in the prescribed period employer is obliged to give the art 2 2 information in two months 3 if the work ends in two months the information must be given by the end of the period Art 4 expatriate employees need to be told the duration of their employment abroad unless one month or less currency other benefits and conditions for repatriation Art 5 modification must be made in writing available at least one month after Art 6 form and proof of contracts are a matter of national law which is not affected Art 7 more favourable provisions can be made Art 8 employees must have a remedy available in their member state Art 9 implementation by 30 June 1993Review of Directive editAn evaluation of the directive was undertaken in 2016 2 An alternative directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions has been proposed This will if adopted replace Directive 91 533 EEC but until its adoption and entry into force Directive 91 533 EEC remains applicable 4 See also editUK labour law European labour law Employment Information Directive 2019 6 References edit European Union Council Directive 91 533 EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer s obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship a b European Commission Written Statement Directive survey Have your say on EU law regarding information on work conditions accessed 27 April 2019 Employment Information Directive 2019 1152 a b European Commission Working Conditions Individual Employment Conditions Written Statement accessed 27 April 2019 Directive 91 533 EEC Article 1 Employment Information Directive 2019 1152 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Employment Information Directive 1991 amp oldid 1063880973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
