Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive

January 13, 2023

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022, S.I. 686/2022 (the “Regulations”) were signed into law on 16 December 2022. The Regulations give effect to Directive 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union. The Regulations amend a number of pieces of employment legislation which introduce new obligations for employers and limit the use of certain clauses in contracts of employment. We set out the main changes affecting employers.