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United Kingdom : Sickness not so bad as other countries
Research carried out by Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) has found that the annual average sickness absence in Europe (7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Introduction of redundancy pay
Although the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is a British Crown Dependency, it does not have any redundancy legislation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Latvia: Equal treatment and right to return to an equivalent post
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on a case referred by a Latvian court regarding the treatment of employees on parental leave [Case C‑7/12] … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: New powers to be sought for European Commission
Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, has developed a plan that would put the Commission into a quasi-judicial position, guarding the independence of national courts from political interference and maintaining fundamental rights in EU member states … Please login …
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Switzerland: Mandatory social plans
Next month legislation will enter into force in Switzerland that requires large companies to negotiate a “social plan” to minimise the impact of a collective redundancy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Encouraging delayed retirement
The Russian Labour Ministry is exploring new ways to encourage workers to postpone retirement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Tough immigration controls not eliminating illegal work
A total of 500,000 foreigners have been denied entry to Russia since the start of the year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Greece: Holiday benefit axed
The practice of granting of an extra six days annual leave to those who used computers during their working day in the Greek civil service has now been scrapped … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Finland: Smoking ban bites
The Finnish forestry company UPM has decided to suspend an employee for two weeks because they smoked in the proximity of flammable substances within the precincts of their mill … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Bulgaria: Excluding “bad employers” from public contracts
Trade unions in Bulgaria are pressing the government to alter draft amendments to the Law on Public Procurement in order to exclude offshore companies, and companies that do not meet certain workplace standards, from receiving contracts … Please login to …
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Irish Republic: Recent trends in discrimination rulings
Recent rulings from Ireland’s Equality Tribunal suggest that not taking appropriate steps to accommodate disabled employees, being inconsistent or not following procedures to prevent discrimination can prove costly for employers … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: Spotlight on code of conduct
The UK government has commissioned a review of its executive search voluntary code of conduct … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Amendments to TUPE regulations
The UK government has published its plans to modify business transfer (TUPE) regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Health insurance savings
According to latest government estimates, 750 million euros of savings will be achieved in the Netherlands next year by employers due to a reduction in their earnings-related health insurance premiums from 7 … Please login to view this content or …
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Netherlands: Unpopular emergency levy to be extended
Although originally introduced as a temporary measure, the Dutch 16% levy on employers for all remuneration paid in excess of 150,000 a year will now continue to apply next year … Please login to view this content or become a …
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