European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a standing committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for employment policy and all aspects of social policy, including working conditions, workers' rights, social security, social inclusion, social protection, labour mobility, vocational training, social dialogue and health and safety at work.

Responsibilities

The committee is responsible for employment policy and for the coordination of employment policies among the member states. It also deals with working conditions, social policy and social protection, measures to prevent discrimination in employment and the labour market, and the free movement of workers and pensioners.

Its remit includes:

• employment policy and the coordination of employment policies among the member states;
• working conditions, including health and safety at work;
• social policy, social protection and social inclusion;
• workers' rights, information and consultation, and participation in company decision-making;
• vocational training and professional qualifications;
• the free movement of workers and pensioners;
• social dialogue and relations with trade unions and employers' organisations;
• measures to prevent discrimination in the workplace and labour market, except discrimination based on sex; and
• relations with EU agencies working in employment and social policy, including the European Labour Authority, Eurofound, EU-OSHA and Cedefop.

The committee also scrutinises EU initiatives on minimum wages, platform work, working time, labour mobility, skills, poverty reduction and implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.

Chairs

The following table lists the chairs of the committee since 2009.

	Name	Political group	Member state	Took office	Left office
	Pervenche Berès	S&D	France	16 July 2009	30 June 2014
	Thomas Händel	GUE/NGL	Germany	7 July 2014	30 June 2019
	Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová	ECR	Slovakia	18 July 2019	18 June 2021
	Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová	Renew Europe	Slovakia	18 June 2021	24 January 2022
	Dragoș Pîslaru	Renew Europe	Romania	24 January 2022	23 July 2024
	Li Andersson	The Left	Finland	23 July 2024	Incumbent

Members

Research support

The committee's work is supported by the research services of the European Parliament. These services provide studies, briefings and other analyses concerning employment, working conditions, social protection, labour mobility, skills, health and safety at work and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.

Publications prepared for the committee are made available through its online database of supporting analyses and through the European Parliament's Think Tank.

See also

• European Pillar of Social Rights
• European Social Fund Plus
• European Labour Authority
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
• European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
• Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
• Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

References

External links

• Official website
• Supporting analyses
• European Parliament Think Tank