Source: European Parliament
1. In the Commission proposal for a Traineeships Directive[1], it is proposed that Member States be required to provide for effective controls and inspections conducted by competent authorities to detect and take enforcement measures against practices where a regular employment relationship is disguised as a traineeship. To this end Member States can make use of EU funds[2], for example to support training of and guidance to labour inspectorates.
2. Though incentives for offering paid traineeships are not part of the proposed Council Recommendation on a reinforced Quality Framework for Traineeships[3], the proposed recommendation does encourage Member States to provide financial and/or non-financial support such as practical guidance to traineeship providers in applying this recommendation.
3. According to the proposed Council Recommendation, Member States are to ensure that traineeship providers designate a supervisor. The proposed Council Recommendation does not specify further details, such as the status of supervisors or the recruitment practises .
- [1] COM/2024/132, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52024PC0132
- [2] For example, the European Social Fund Plus, https://european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu/en#:~:text=What%20is%20ESF+?%20The%20European%20Social
- [3] COM/2024/133, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2024%3A133%3AFIN