If the legislative proposal for the standardisation of the legal status of public servants is adopted by the Senate on 10 November 2015, this will lead to comprehensive changes within the public service law. From the moment that this Act comes into force, all public servants will fall under civil employment law. This means that the employment relationships in government will be the same as the employment relationships in the corporate world.

Large companies in the European Union have been obliged since 1 January 2017 to report on their policy in connection with human rights. CSR and Business & Human Rights are accordingly subjects that are increasingly on the management agenda, not only to ensure that their own business practices in this area are in order but also to identify the risks in the production chains and make these manageable.