European Labour Authority (ELA)

Decentralised agency of the EU set up to help Member States and the European Commission to ensure that EU rules on labour mobility and social security coordination are enforced in a fair, simple and effective way. ELA also has an important role to play in facilitating and ensuring effective labour mobility in Europe, particularly through the activities of European Employment Services (EURES).

Comment

Mission of the European Labour Authority:

  • facilitate access to information for individuals and employers on labour mobility;
  • support Member States in promoting cross-border job matching and coordination of EURES;
  • facilitate cooperation and the exchange of information between Member States;
  • coordinate and support concerted and joint inspections;
  • carry out analyses and risk assessment on issues related to cross-border labour mobility;
  • support Member States with capacity building in labour mobility;
  • support Member States in tackling undeclared work;
  • mediate disputes between Member States on the application of relevant Union law.
Source

European Labour Authority, 2022a and 2022b.

Related term(s)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
European Training Foundation (ETF)