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EU Social Overview

The document discusses the UK's relationship with the European Union regarding social and employment policies from 1991 to 1997. It notes that 11 members signed the 1991 Maastricht Treaty, though the UK opted out, and the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam built upon Maastricht by including provisions for paid holidays, limiting working hours, part-time worker protections, and agency worker parity. Conservatives in the UK were suspicious of developments that could grant more power to central EU bodies and impose regulations on businesses.

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EU Social Overview

The document discusses the UK's relationship with the European Union regarding social and employment policies from 1991 to 1997. It notes that 11 members signed the 1991 Maastricht Treaty, though the UK opted out, and the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam built upon Maastricht by including provisions for paid holidays, limiting working hours, part-time worker protections, and agency worker parity. Conservatives in the UK were suspicious of developments that could grant more power to central EU bodies and impose regulations on businesses.

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John Major PM

Aim to protect individual


Developed Maastrict 1991
Brought peace
11 members signed, UK opted
similar working practices EO plusses out

improvement social rights


Aim Full employment

Many business resent regs &


directives Treaty of Amsterdam 1997 Built on Maastrict

Business believe workers already


well protected Entitlement paid hols
UK
Regs do not improve business Hours limitation
Includes things like
Labour generally pro Conservatiives suspicious EU Social Dimension Part time worker protection
Europe
Agency worker parity

Extend beyond social dimension To protect workers


Philosophy
More power to central body?! E.g. recent agreement
EU ambitions WTD

Works Councils
pt working directive

Total euro adoption


European Works Council
Driven by treaties
Directive
Legislation becomes law in
member states Data Protection
Legal relationship to members
UK cannot overrule Equal pay & discrimination

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