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Temporary agency work in the European Union
Table 1 General overview of the implementation measures
Member
States
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Existing legislation Implementation Involvement of social
partners
AüG 23/3/1998 and
national collective
agreements
1976 + Act of
24/7/1987 and Collective
agreement of
National Labour Council
No. 58
Regulated through
contract of services
No legal concept of
temporary agency work,
only fixed-term contract
and seasonal work
Act on employment
435/2004 sections
58–66 + new labour
code Act 262/2006
sections 308 and 309 +
Government regulation
64/2009
Arbeitskräftteüberlassungsgesetz,
4 September
2012 and will come
into force on 1 January
2013
Act of 9 July 2012
(Moniteur belge 26 July
2012) partially transposed
Directive. Amendments
entered into force
on 5 August 2012
Amendment of labour
code section VIII c
in Chapter V of the
Labour Code entitled
“Additional conditions
for the performance of
work through temporary
work agencies” Art.107p
to Art.107, and law on
Amendments and Supplements
of the labour
code of 15 Dec. 2011
(State Official Journal,
no.7 of 24 of January
2012. 7, 2012): Art.
121 (4); Art. 127 (5);
Art.130c (1); 327 (1)]
Infringement procedure
launched by the
European Commission
of 21 October 2012.
Cyprus should transpose
the directive by 21 Dec.
2012
Act No. 365/2011
Coll., Amendment of the
Labour Code and Act
No. 364/2011 Coll.,
Amendment of the Act
of Employment came
into effect on 1 January
2012 including some
articles about temporary
agency work.
Yes. Intensive discussion
between social partners
with the Ministry of
Labour.
Yes. Avis du Conseil du
Travail of 23 January
2012 and Avis unanime
(no. 1807) of 17 July
2012
Yes (in regulation
64/2009)
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