Question No. 51 Ms. Kirsty Duncan With regard to the development of greenhouse gas regulations for the oil and gas sector: (a) what is the total of all relevant government expenditures related to the activities of the Process Working Group (PWG) including, but not limited to, (i) travel expenses (transportation, accommodation, rental of meeting spaces or equipment, food, and other travel-related expenses), (ii) staff time costs, including any overtime pay incurred, (iii) any services or other support procured from consultants or other contractors, (iv) other relevant expenses incurred, with a break-down of all related details; (b) in ad ...[+++]dition to those expenditures incurred through the operations of the PWG, what are any other government expenditures regarding consultation, discussion, engagement or negotiation with oil and gas sector companies including, but not limited to, (i) travel expenses (transportation, accommodation, rental of meeting spaces or equipment, food, and other travel-related expenses), (ii) staff time costs, including any overtime pay incurred, (iii) any services or other support procured from consultants or other contractors, (iv) other relevant expenses incurred, with a break-down of all related details; (c) in addition to those expenditures incurred through the operations of the PWG, what are any other government expenditures, regarding consultation, discussion, engagement or negotiation with oil and gas sector industry associations including, but not limited to, (i) travel expenses (transportation, accommodation, rental of meeting spaces or equipment, food, and other travel-related expenses), (ii) staff time costs, including any overtime pay incurred, (iii) any services or other support procured from consultants or other contractors, (iv) other relevant expenses incurred, with a break-down of all related details; (d) in addition to those expenditures incurred through the operations of the PWG, what are any other government expenditures, reg ...

In accordance with Article 3(1) of the same Directive, with respect to posted workers, certain terms and conditions of employment, which include ‘the minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates’ and ‘the conditions of hiring-out of workers, in particular the supply of workers by temporary employment undertakings’, have to be respected to the extent that they are set by law or universally applicable collective agreements.

While entry-level salaries for teachers tend to be unattractive, when allowances for additional responsibilities or overtime are taken into account, most are close to the maximum statutory pay level for teachers in many European countries.

These are: maximum work periods and minimum rest periods, minimum paid annual holidays, minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, the conditions of hiring out of workers, in particular the protection of workers hired out by temporary employment undertakings, health, safety and hygiene at work, protective measures with regard to the terms and conditions of employment of pregnant women or women who have recently given birth and of children and young people and equality of treatment between men and women and other provisions on non-discrimination.

maximum work periods and minimum rest periods; minimum paid annual holidays; minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates; conditions of hiring out workers, in particular the supply of workers by temporary employment undertakings; health, safety and hygiene at work; protective measures in the terms and conditions of employment of pregnant women or those who have recently given birth, of children and of young people; equal treatment between men and women and other provisions on non-discrimination.

The Directive provides a minimum guarantee of: a maximum average working week (including overtime) of 48 hours (Article 6) a minimum daily rest period of 11 consecutive hours in every 24 (Article 3) breaks when the working day exceeds six hours (Article 4) a minimum weekly rest period of 24 hours plus the 11 hours daily rest period in every seven-day period (Article 5) a minimum of four weeks paid annual leave (Article 7) night work is restricted to an average of eight hours in any 24-hour period (Article 8)