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CIA urges EU to pay attention on Employment Law
24 Apr '06
2 min read
Chemical Industries Association (CIA) informed that European Union was urged to show greater appreciation of the Chemical Industry and its global competitive challenges.
In a series of briefings to MEPs, Commission Officials, the Trade Unions and the Office of the UK's Permanent Representative in Brussels, Simon Marsh, Director of Employment Relations at the Chemical Industries Association (CIA), appealed to the EU to pay greater attention to the impact of employment legislation on chemical businesses who need to compete with companies based outside of Europe.
It is wrong to assume that when Europe legislates it is a level playing field because it affects one market. We trade and compete globally and the CIA is in Brussels on behalf of chemical businesses in the UK to put our case as a global industry - Marsh said.
He continued: 'I believe the European Union has developed sensible regulation in a variety of employment areas including equality and involvement but I am concerned that much of which is developed is not measured against the impact globally or on the employment relationship within Europe.'
Marsh referred to the proposals of the Austrian Presidency in flexi-curity and the continuing debate on working time to illustrate areas where the EU needs to move on and look at how it can provide genuine employment leadership and support to what is Europe's most productive industry.
CIA is the premier trade/employers' organisation in the UK chemical industry. It has a membership of 150 companies, many of which are international, operating from over 200 sites in the UK.
In a series of briefings to MEPs, Commission Officials, the Trade Unions and the Office of the UK's Permanent Representative in Brussels, Simon Marsh, Director of Employment Relations at the Chemical Industries Association (CIA), appealed to the EU to pay greater attention to the impact of employment legislation on chemical businesses who need to compete with companies based outside of Europe.
It is wrong to assume that when Europe legislates it is a level playing field because it affects one market. We trade and compete globally and the CIA is in Brussels on behalf of chemical businesses in the UK to put our case as a global industry - Marsh said.
He continued: 'I believe the European Union has developed sensible regulation in a variety of employment areas including equality and involvement but I am concerned that much of which is developed is not measured against the impact globally or on the employment relationship within Europe.'
Marsh referred to the proposals of the Austrian Presidency in flexi-curity and the continuing debate on working time to illustrate areas where the EU needs to move on and look at how it can provide genuine employment leadership and support to what is Europe's most productive industry.
CIA is the premier trade/employers' organisation in the UK chemical industry. It has a membership of 150 companies, many of which are international, operating from over 200 sites in the UK.
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