On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice ruled on equal treatment in employment and occupation concerning sexual orientation.
It stated that a refusal, based on the sexual orientation of the person concerned, to conclude or renew a contract with that person for the provision of certain services by that person in the context of a self-employed activity is contrary to the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC).
Randstad published the Workmonitor 2022, the first full survey of 2022 that addresses issues such as job flexibility, work life balance, personal and professional growth and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in the context of the recovery from the pandemic.
The survey was conducted between 21 February and 13 March 2022 in more than 30 countries worldwide.
Most of European Member States failed to transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive within the established deadline of December 2021.
European Commission already sent a formal notice to 24 Members for the lack of transposition and to Sweden and Portugal for their delay in the application.