Agenda highlights - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 14 March 2022

 

Meetings Thursday 10 March 2022

● Council of the EU   10/03/2022 08:38 | MEETING | Agenda highlights - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 14 March 2022   Ministers of employment and social affairs aim to reach a general approach on a proposed directive to improve the gender balance on listed company boards and to exchange views on non-discrimination and ageing in the work place.

•  Council of the EU

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 14 March 2022

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14 March 2022

• TBC Arrivals
• 09:10 Public session
• 14:00 Public session
• TBC Press conference

Estimated schedule

Agenda highlights

Gender balance on corporate boards

EU social affairs ministers will discuss how to improve the gender balance in the boardroom. 

Ministers will seek to agree on a general approach regarding the proposed directive on the gender balance on corporate boards.

Proposed new EU rules would help to achieve a more balanced representation between men and women.

• Gender balance on corporate boards (background information)

European semester 2022

Ministers will review the annual European Semester, a cycle of economic, fiscal, labour and social policy coordination within the EU.

• European Semester (background information)
• European Semester in 2022 (background information)

Ministers will discuss conclusions on annual sustainable growth with the aim to adopt these conclusions.

• Draft Council Conclusions on the 2022 Annual Sustainable Growth Survey and Joint Employment Report

Ministers will also discuss the draft Joint Employment Report for 2022 with a view to adoption.

• Joint Employment Report 2022

Tackling discrimination at work

Ministers will hold a policy debate on discrimination in employment.

EU equal treatment legislation sets out minimum levels of protection that apply to everyone living and working in the European Union.

• Tackling discrimination at work (European Commission)

Promoting active ageing in the workplace

Ministers will also hold a policy debate on how to encourage elderly people to remain in the workforce.

A culture of life-long learning and investment in the safety and security at work were two key factors to keep people in work. The EU strategic framework on health and safety at work highlights the need to adapt the working environment and conditions in order to prevent professional drop-out.

• EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027

Other matters

Any other business will include information provided by the presidency on the upcoming Social Tripartite Summit. The work programmes of the employment committee and the social protection committee for 2022 will also be discussed by the respective presidencies.

• Work Programme of the Employment Committee for 2022
• Work Programme of the Social Protection Committee 2022

The European Commission will provide information on several matters, such as:

• the EU anti-racism action plan
• the annual report on equality between women and men
• the action plan to boost the social economy
• the European pillar of social rights action plan
• the EU child guarantee

Meeting information

• Meeting n°3851
 
• Brussels
 
• 14 March 2022
 
• 10:00

Preparatory documents

• Provisional agenda
• Provisional list of A items, non-legislative activities