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According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) 61% of German companies offer appropriate staff mobile working options by issuing portable devices such as mobiles or tablets …

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Although employers have a limited duty of care outside the workplace, the incidence of serious crimes such as homicide and rape can have an impact on the workplace and particularly the precautions that need to be taken when employees are asked to work in public spaces or beyond normal daylight hours …

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Eurostat’s most recent statistics on the profile of first and second generation immigrants indicates that although first generation immigrants from outside the EU are slightly less well qualified than the native population when they first arrive in the EU, they quickly make up for this through the education of their children …

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According to Labour Force Survey dated compiled by Eurostat, growth of jobs in the field of information and communications technology (ICTech) across the European has been fairly constant at 3% per annum since 2006, in spite of huge swings in the EU economy …

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The trade deal between Canada and the European union is now seriously at risk because of a veto by the Belgian regional government in Wallonia …

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Whilst no-one doubts the importance of protecting the security of sensitive data, data protection legislation has progressively extended its bureaucratic tentacles into every sphere of business and become a huge burden, especially to multinationals …

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Germany’s Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel has revealed that talks between the European Union and US government over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement have broken down …

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As employers struggle with later retirement ages the underlying trend towards greater longevity moves on at a remarkably fast pace …

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Employers are often left with the situation where, prior to retirement, an employee is on long-term sick leave and continues to accrue holiday entitlement for which they may be paid as part of the settlement when their retirement date is reached …

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How good are EU member states at complying with their obligations? Each Summer a report is compiled by the European Commission about compliance during the previous year – and the picture it reveals is appalling …

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One fundamental truth about the European Commission which rules over the EU as if it possessed the “divine right of kings” – is that it is never wrong …

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In 2015 the activity rate of non-EU citizens aged 20-64 was, on average, 7 …

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One of the biggest frustrations for HR in an international company is persuading employees to be geographically mobile …

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of a resolution calling on EU member states to ensure that all working parents are guaranteed four months unpaid parental leave and to encourage more male workers to take the leave …

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Over the year to Q1 2016 the EU economy grew by 1 …

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