There is a general list of Labour Law Directives on the Europa website.

Background information on Labour Law Directives (including proposals) is also available on the Europa website.

As at 7th January 2009, the complete list is as follows:

1. COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCIES

   • Directive 75/129/EEC of 17 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (this Directive has been consolidated with Directive 92/56/EC by Directive 98/59/EC).

   • Directive 92/56/EEC amending Directive 75/129/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (this Directive has been consolidated with Directive 75/129/EEC above by Directive 98/59/EC).

   • Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (this Directive consolidates Directives 75/129/EEC and 92/56/EEC above).

   
   

2. EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS

   • Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 December 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2009/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (recast)

   • Directive 2006/109/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

   • Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees.

   • Directive 97/74/EC of 15 December 1997 extending, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees.

   
   

3. EUROPEAN COMPANY STATUTE

   • European Company Statute - Directive 2001/86/EC of 8 October 2001 supplementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees.

   • European Company Statute - Council Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company.

4. EUROPEAN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

   • Directive 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees.

   • Council Regulation (EC) No. 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society.

   
   

5. INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION OF EMPLOYEES

   • Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community.

6. TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS

   • Acquired Rights Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (this Directive consolidates Directives Acquired Rights Directive 77/187/EEC and Acquired Rights amending directive 98/50/EC of 29th June 1998.

7. EMPLOYER INSOLVENCY

   • Directive 2008/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version)

   • Directive 80/987/EEC of 20 October 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer

   • Directive 2002/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending 80/987/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer.

8. FIXED TERM WORK

   • Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the Framework Agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP.

9. HEALTH AND SAFETY IN FIXED TERM AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT

   • Directive91/383/EEC of 25 June 1991 supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship.

   
   

10. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

    • 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.

    
    

11. PART TIME WORK

    • Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC.

    • Directive 98/23/EC of 7 April 1998 on the extension of Directive 97/81/EC on the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    
    

12. POSTING OF WORKERS

    • Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.

    
    

13. WORKING TIME

    • Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time

    • Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time.

    • Directive 2005/47/EC of 18 July 2005 on the Agreement between the Community of European Railways (CER) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) on certain aspects of the working conditions of mobile workers engaged in interoperable cross-border services in the railway sector

    • Directive 1999/63/EC of 21 June 1999 concerning the Agreement on the organisation of working time of seafarers concluded by the European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) and the Federation of Transport Workers' Unions in the European Union (FST).

    • Directive 2000/34/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 June 2000 amending Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from that Directive.

    • Directive 2000/79/EC of 27 November 2000 concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by AEA, ETF, ECA,ERA and IACA.

14. TEMPORARY AGENCY WORKERS

    • Directive 2008/104/EC of the european parliament and of the council of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work

15. YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK

    • Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the protection of young people at work.

16. EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN PROFITS

    • Financial participation: Report of 18th December 2003 on cross-border obstacles to financial participation of employees for companies having a transnational dimension

    • Employee Financial participation Communication, 5th July 2002 from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a frameweork for the promotion of employee financial participation. COM (2002) 364 final.

    • Council Recommendation 92/443/EEC of 27 July 1992 concerning the promotion of participation by employed persons in profits and enterprise results (including equity participation) .

    
    

17. EQUITABLE WAGE

    • Commission Opinion on an Equitable Wage COM (93) 388, dated 1st September 1993.