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European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
AbbreviationEMPL
TypeStanding committee
LegislatureEuropean Parliament
Parliamentary term10th European Parliament
ChairLi Andersson
The Left, Finland
Vice-ChairsJohan Danielsson (S&D)
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (EPP)
Katrin Langensiepen (Greens/EFA)
Georgiana Teodorescu (ECR)
Members59
Political compositionEPP: 16 · S&D: 12 · ECR: 7 · Renew: 5
PfE: 6 · Greens/EFA: 4 · The Left: 5 · ESN: 2 · NI: 2
JurisdictionEmployment policy, working conditions, social protection, social inclusion, labour mobility, vocational training and workplace health and safety
CounterpartEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[1]

Responsibilities

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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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[1]

Chairs

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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 France 16 July 2009 30 June 2014
Thomas Händel GUE/NGL Germany Germany 7 July 2014 30 June 2019
Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová ECR Slovakia Slovakia 18 July 2019 18 June 2021
Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová Renew Europe Slovakia Slovakia 18 June 2021 24 January 2022
Dragoș Pîslaru Renew Europe Romania Romania 24 January 2022 23 July 2024
Li Andersson The Left Finland Finland 23 July 2024 Incumbent[3]

Members

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10th Parliament, 2024–2029

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The committee currently consists of 59 full members. Its current composition is shown below, with the chair and vice-chairs indicated in italics.[3]

European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe
Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations
Non-Inscrits

Substitute members

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Research support

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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.[4]

Publications prepared for the committee are made available through its online database of supporting analyses and through the European Parliament's Think Tank.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "About the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Powers and responsibilities of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Members – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Supporting analyses". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Latest documents – Supporting analyses – EMPL". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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