Wiebke Warneck
Researcher
Research interests: Comparative, European and international labour law, with particular reference to South East Europe.
Main fields of activity for the moment: working time, non-discrimination legislation in the EU, Comparative research on the resolution of labour disputes.
Born in 1973 in Germany, graduate in law (specialised in labour law) from University of Trier, including two years of parallel studies in French law.
Rechtsanwältin (Advocate) in Germany
Researcher at ETUI since August 2002
Comparative, European and international labour law, with particular reference to South East Europe
Date & place of birth: 30th November 1973, Heidelberg, Germany
Languages:
German native speaker
English very good
French very good
Professional experience:
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08/2002- |
Research Interests: Comparative, European and international labour law, with particular reference to South East Europe Main fields of activity for the moment:
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Training experience:
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05/2000-05/2002 |
German Legal Traineeship (Referendariat) Preparation of charges, pleading before criminal court |
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04/2001-07/2001 |
Johannes Gutenberg - Universität, Mainz |
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02/2000-03/2000 |
European Trade Union Institut (ETUI), Brussels, Belgium |
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10/1999-01/2000 |
Wordsmiths Translators, Northampton - UK |
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01/1996-10/2000 |
Academy of European Law (ERA), Trier - Germany |
Schooling & qualifications:
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06.05.2002 |
Second State Examination, Mainz University - Germany |
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05/2000-05/2002 |
German Legal Traineeship (Referendariat) |
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05/2001-07/2001 |
Deutsche Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften (University of Administrative Sciences), Speyer - Germany |
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07.07.1999 |
First State Examination, Trier University - Germany Option: labour law |
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10/1994-07/1999 |
Trier University - Germany |
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10/1994-06/1996 |
Certificate in French Law and Terminology, Trier University |
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10/1993-10/1994 |
Bordeaux University 3. D.E.F.L.E. - Bordeaux - France |
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08/1984-06/1993 |
Martin-Luther-Schule (Grammar School), Rimbach/Odw. - Germany |
The Legal Experts Network operates as an extension in the Balkan region of the existing ETUC network of Trade union legal experts - NETLEX, combining expertise from both EU member-states and CEE accession countries. SEE experts would also profit from the established database that has accumulated information for more than five years of operation of NETLEX, including answers and legal advice on particular questions of labour law development in the CEE transition countries.
This project is intend to scientifically cover issues related to the development of particular issues of the European social dialogue that are of major interest for the European Trade Union movement such as the evaluation of the instruments of the European social dialogue. Research is also launched as regards the evaluation of new instruments of soft law that interact with social dialogue instruments such as the codes of conduct or guidelines. In this respect, the issue of corporate social responsibility will be tackled.
The EC has produced and is likely to continue to produce European labour law, which is of direct interest of workers and their representatives, including trade unions. Information and advice on the elaboration, implementation and interpretation of EC labour law is thus of crucial importance for the ETUC and its member organizations.
The ETUI-REHS is implied in the BLLP since 1998. The BLLP stopped end of 2004. However, since 2005 the Swedish cooperation partners are running along the lines of the BLLP the same kind of project for the region of St. Petersburg and the
Republic of Bashkortostan.
Often the ETUC and its European Industry Federations (EIF's) are confronted with the need to review the application of the different international and European (labour) law instruments to the different sectors of economy or specific occupations such as managerial staff or artists for instance.
Several years ago, the ETUI-REHS established this network in order to be assisted in legal research in the area of fundamental social rights, including transnational trade union rights.
ETUI-REHS Research
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 - Box 4
B-1210 Brussels
Belgium
Office N°: 424
Non-discrimination is one of the fundamental values on which the European Union is based. Two Directives on this subject were adopted in 2000 to establish common principles for combating discrimination in the European Union. Directive 2000/78/EC is intended to put in place a general framework to ensure equal treatment of individuals in the EU, regardless of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as regards access to employment or occupation and membership of certain organisations. Directive 2000/43/EC is intended to implement the principle of equal treatment on grounds of racial and ethnic origin in the EU, including in employment.
EU accession is being used by the governments of the accession countries to deregulate labour law standards, thereby exacerbating the already significant gap between these countries and the European Social model.
The Fixed-term work Directive is - following parental leave and part-time work - the third directive incorporating an EU social dialogue framework agreement. It aims not only to improve the quality of fixed-term work in a general framework geared to improved living and working conditions for workers in the European Union, but also to prevent the abuse of successive fixed-term contracts.
An analytical overview of the legal frames that provide the basis for development of industrial relations and social dialogue in the region.
In a more than 330-page survey the ETUI presents the current situation regarding the legal recognition of fundamental social rights. The revised and updated version of Fundamental social rights in the European Union - Comparative tables and documents provides information on a subject that has been of constant political relevance in the EU since 1989.
Non-discrimination is one of the fundamental values on which the European Union is based. Two Directives on this subject were adopted in 2000 to establish common principles for combating discrimination in the European Union. Directive 2000/78/EC is intended to put in place a general framework to ensure equal treatment of individuals in the EU, regardless of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as regards access to employment or occupation and membership of certain organisations. Directive 2000/43/EC is intended to implement the principle of equal treatment on grounds of racial and ethnic origin in the EU, including in employment.
Non-discrimination is one of the fundamental values on which the European Union is based. Two Directives on this subject were adopted in 2000 to establish common principles for combating discrimination in the European Union. Directive 2000/78/EC is intended to put in place a general framework to ensure equal treatment of individuals in the EU, regardless of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as regards access to employment or occupation and membership of certain organisations. Directive 2000/43/EC is intended to implement the principle of equal treatment on grounds of racial and ethnic origin in the EU, including in employment.
The settlement of labour disputes forms part of each national industrial relations system. In some countries conciliation, mediation and arbitration prevail, whereas in others the labour courts play the more important role. In most cases both dispute resolution mechanisms are used in a complementary way.
Düvel, W. (2005) “Working time” in ETUC and ETUI (eds.) Benchmarking Working Europe 2005,Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W. “New times for the working time Directive?” ETUI Yearbook 2004,Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W., Schömann, I., Gradev, G., Clauwaert, S., (2004) Labour Dispute Settlement – A comparative legal overview of extra-judicial and judicial procedures in the European Union, Switzerland and the countries of South Eastern Europe, Report 86, Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W., Schömann,I., Clauwaert, S. (2004) Non-discrimination in the European Union – The implementation of Directives 2000/73/EC and 2000/43/EC – Part I – Implementation process, scope and definitions, Report 87, Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W., Schömann, I., Clauwaert, S. (2004) Non-discrimination in the European Union – The implementation of Directives 2000/73/EC and 2000/43/EC – Part II – Age and disability, Report 88, Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W., Schömann, I., Clauwaert, S. (2004) Non-discrimination in the European Union – The implementation of Directives 2000/73/EC and 2000/43/EC – Part III – Awareness raising, enforcement and litigation, Report 89,Brussels: ETUI
Schömann,I., Clauwaert, S. and Düvel, W (2004) ‘European Social Dialogue and Implementation’, in ETUC and ETUI (eds.) Benchmarking Working Europe 2004,
Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W., Schömann,I., Clauwaert, S. and Gradev, G. (eds.) (2003) Labour relations in South East Europe – A legal overview in 2003,Report 78, Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W. (2003) ‘ETUC conference, 11th/12th October 2002: Fighting the deregulation of the labour code in Eastern European Countries and beyond’, SEER, 5 (4)
Schömann,I., Clauwaert, S. and Düvel, W. (2003) ’European Social Dialogue and implementation’, in ETUI and ETUC (eds.) Benchmarking Working Europe 2003,
Brussels: ETUI (English, French + German)
Düvel, W. (2003) “Legal aspects of labour relations in South East Europe”, in CLR-News, No.2, 2003, Brussels
Düvel, W. (2003) “The Baltic dimension in EU Unification”,Tallinn, 14-15 February 2003”, in Transfer, Vol. 9 (1), 2003, Reports, ETUI, Brussels
Clauwaert, S., Düvel, W. and Schömann,I. (eds.) (2003) The Community social acquis in labour law in the CEEC’s and beyond: fighting deregulation – Conference report, 11-12 October 2002, Brussels, Report 75, Brussels: ETUI
Clauwaert, S., Düvel, W. and Schömann,I. (eds.) (2003) L’acquis social communautaire dans la législation du travail des PECO et au-delà: lutter contre la déréglementation – Rapport de Conférence, 11 et 12 October 2002, Bruxelles, Rapport 75, Bruxelles: ISE
Schömann,I., Clauwaert, S., Düvel, W. (2003) Legal analysis of the implementation of the fixed-term work Directive Report 76, ETUI, Brussels
Clauwaert,S., Düvel, W., Schömann, I., Wörgotter, C. (2003) Fundamental Social Rights in the European Union – Comparative tables and documents – Revised and updated version, Report 82, Brussels: ETUI
Düvel, W. (2002) “ETUC conference, “Fighting deregulation of the Labour Code in Eastern European countries and beyond” 11-12 October 2002”, in Transfer, Vol. 8 (4), 2002, ETUI, Brussels: ETUI
