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Agency workers to get equal rights after 12 weeks in job Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom "A poorly drafted and unhelpful implementation of the EU directive could unleash a regulatory wrecking-ball through the UK's jobs market. ... See all stories on this topic

Our Broadband 'Plan' is Already Toast Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment - Washington,D.C.,USA The new EU rules on functional separation will also add legal certainty for countries currently moving towards different forms of separation, such as Sweden ... See all stories on this topic

The European Journal: EU to criminalise ship source pollution By The European Journal They believe that the directive establishes a stricter liability regime for accidental discharges. According to the claimants the Community has no competence to criminally sanction ships flying non-EU flags. The ECJ has ruled that the validity of Directive ... Member states will have twelve months from the entry into force of the directive to change their legal systems, to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions require to comply with this Directive. ... The European Journal - http://europeanjournal.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Digital Rights in Bulgaria » Blog Archive » OpenNet coalition ... By bogomil (letter from MEP Roger Helmer, 14 April 2009, speaking about the Universal Services Directive). Therefore blocking of applications is already foreseen by the same MEPs who support the Harbour report. The core of the problem is that competition law deals only with market dominance, and cartels in a clearly defined market (Articles 81 and 82 of the EU Treaty). It cannot deal with situations where content, applications or services are blocked by a network operator, ... Blogactiv - EU Blog Platform - http://blogactiv.eu/

Consultation to strengthen the protection of animals used in ... A public consultation on the European Commission's proposal for a new Directive to strengthen the regulation of the use of animals in scientific experiments has been launched today by the Home Office. ... The consultation paper - EU proposals for a new directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (new window)- seeks views on the detailed and technical provisions of the draft directive with a view to informing the formal UK negotiating position. ... Home Office press releases - http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Agency workers consultation launched - People Management Magazine ... “Agency working is important for the UK economy and we mustn't undermine it with clumsy regulation,” he said. TUC general secretary Brendan Barber added: “Agency workers are often treated unfairly at work. ... “A poorly drafted and unhelpful implementation of the EU directive could unleash a regulatory wrecking-ball through the UK's jobs market,” he warned. Green urged the government to take up the REC's Agency Work Commission recommendations, which included delaying ... News from People Management - http://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/pm/sections/news/