# Improving private international law: jurisdiction rules applicable to employment

European Parliament procedure 2013/2023(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 21 committee amendments tabled by 6 Members between 2013-06-17 and 2013-06-17.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on improving private international law and jurisdiction rules applicable to employment. The amendments stress protecting the weaker party and preventing forum shopping, reference the Brussels I Regulation including its recast, and call on the Commission to propose amendments creating an exclusive forum for industrial-action disputes and allowing employees to sue employers where they are domiciled.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Sylvana RAPTI | Greece | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96925.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Daniël van der STOEP | Netherlands | NI | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96946.md |
| Siiri OVIIR | Estonia | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26829.md |

## Official source documents

- PE513.236: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-513.236+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE514.567: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.567+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2023-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2023-INI.json

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