... of the Social Charter, had been achieved through a broad interpretation of the Health and Safety Article of the Single European Act (Art. 118a) and of Article 100a on the “action necessary for the completion of the single market”. This has allowed the EU to implement directives covering working hours, maternity...

... with the real wages of low paid workers. 20 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER 12,2 W ill unemployment rise in Britain as a consequence of the Social Charter's proposals? Effects in the UK of EC Wage Proposals in the Social Charter Patrick Minford and Paul Ashton International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 12 No. 2...

...David Lea Properly implemented, the social charter′s principles will provide for both social justice and enhanced competition in the new European market. The principle of “subsidiarity” states that the EC should involve itself only in matters most appropriate for its intervention. The article...

...John Banham Europe′s social charter must be a charter for enhanced competitiveness and not a recipe for protectionism and missed employment opportunities. This article argues for a much improved social charter offering incentive and not restriction. The foundation of the employers′vision...