Overview of Member States’ approaches to indicative reference values
Figure 13: Overview of Member States’ approaches to indicative reference values
Note: Belgium is for the public sector only, Bulgaria is based on current law and Estonia provides values in a tripartite agreement.
Source: Authors’ creation based on national regulations and assessment by the Network of Eurofound Correspondents.
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