Det er EPLP 's holdning at bevare de nuværende arbejdsmarkedsrelationer i Det Forenede Kongerige, men man forstår baggrunden for fru Oomen-Ruitjens egen betænkning, da det berører andre lande i EU.
The EPLP position is to maintain the current industrial relations culture in the UK, but understands the background to Mrs Oomen-Ruijten's own-initiative report as it affects other countries in the EU.