Level playing field rules and labour protection

Raess, Damian (20 April 2020). Level playing field rules and labour protection. In: The UK in a Changing Europe.

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Even before the UK-EU negotiations on the future relationship began, the positions of both sides were deadlocked. The UK government made clear that it was ready to reject alignment with EU labour laws after 2020, invoking its determination to set its own social and labour legislation after the end of the transition period. While seeking to recover regulatory autonomy is a legitimate policy objective, it is unfortunately premised on a misconception of what the (economic) benefits of breaking free from the EU employment laws could be. In its turn, the EU’s negotiating mandate has set up its own red line. The EU negotiators stand their ground on high standards of protection of workers’ rights. In other words, the EU proposes level playing field conditions are designed to ensure that neither side undercuts the other. By doing so, the EU pursues its own legitimate policy objective.

Item Type:	Other
Division/Institute:	02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute
UniBE Contributor:	Räss, Damian
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation
Language:	English
Submitter:	Pablo Rahul Das
Date Deposited:	28 Apr 2020 11:39
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:38
Additional Information:	Blogbeitrag
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/143677