Consequently, the Commission considers that the impact on national, regional and local markets of such an extensive increase in competition is similar to the impact of trade competition, where firms in all countries readjust their production to the new patterns, and balance, of supply and demand. The Commission argues that the greater the extent to which jobs and skills at local, regional and national level evolve to meet and reflect the new possibilities created by the development of European-wide jobs markets, the less pressure there will be for people to be physically relocated.

5. The board of the offeree company shall draw up and make public a document setting out its opinion of the bid and the reasons on which it is based, including its views on the effects of implementation of the bid on all the company's interests and specifically employment, and on the offeror's strategic plans for the offeree company and their likely repercussions on employment and the locations of the company's places of business as set out in the offer document in accordance with Article 6(3)(i).

the holders of the securities of an offeree company must have sufficient time and information to enable them to reach a properly informed decision on the bid; where it advises the holders of securities, the board of the offeree company must give its views on the effects of implementation of the bid on employment, conditions of employment and the locations of the company's places of business;

So it is that, in the province of Alberta, the government argued that it is acceptable to refuse a job, or accommodation, or benefits to citizens because of their sexual orientation.

Finally, I would stress once again how opportune and relevant this assessment and debate is; the Green Paper on Culture, Cultural Industries and Employment currently in preparation, will compare and contrast the factors determining cultural demand with those determining cultural supply, and should constitute a major step forward in the whole assessment and discussion process to which this opinion is also a contribution.

In the Committee’s opinion, the disability associated with mental illness and addiction can no longer serve as an excuse to deny employment to those who want a job and are able to do it.