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Slovak Republic: Applicability of collective bargaining agreements

From January 2014, higher level collective bargaining agreements in Slovakia are applicable to employers regardless of whether they have given their consent … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Sweden: Clarification of parental leave rights

The government of Sweden has referred to the Council on Legislation an amendment to the Parental Leave Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Draft pension law approved

Germany’s Federal Cabinet has approved a draft law to reform statutory pensions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Plans for collective pension schemes

The UK Minister of State for Pensions, Steve Webb, has announced plans to combine workers’ retirement contributions into collective pension schemes in order to share the risk and rewards of investments … Please login to view this content or become …

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Croatia: Draft amendments to the Labour Act

On January 23rd 2014, the government of Croatia sent to parliament draft amendments to the Labour Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: New Code for labour inspectors

Italy has approved a new Code of conduct for labour inspectors, which replaces a previous Code from 2006 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: Employment Bills expected in 2014

The government of the Irish Republic has published its Legislation Programme for Spring/Summer 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Spain: Initial approval of Royal Decree Law

The lower house of Spain’s parliament has approved a Royal Decree Law to improve the hiring and employability of workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Austria: Reintroduction of bonus malus system

The government of Austria recently announced that they would be bringing in a new “bonus malus” system for the hiring and dismissal of persons over the age of 50 … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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Germany: New judgment on bonus arrangements

Employers should be careful regarding their bonus arrangements following a recent decision by the German Federal Labour Court (BAG) on bonus cut-off dates … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Estonia: New national minimum wage

Following agreement last year between employers, employees and trade unions, at the beginning of January 2014 the national minimum wage in Estonia increased by 10 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Latvia: Minimum wage increased to €316 euros (January 2014)

The national minimum wage in Latvia increased by 12 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Court rules symptom-free HIV is a disability

The German Federal Labour Court has recently held that symptom-free HIV constitutes a disability … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Upcoming works council elections

In 2010, over 87,000 businesses elected works councils in Germany … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Russian Federation: Economic survey and recommendations

The Organisation for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD) has published an economic survey of the Russian Federation in 2014, in which it makes a number of recommendations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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