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Bulgaria: Countries not ready to join the eurozone

Following its assessment of eight countries’ readiness to join the eurozone, the European Commission has proposed that Lithuania become the 19th country to adopt the euro, on January 1st 2015 … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Hungary: Countries not ready to join the eurozone

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Romania: Countries not ready to join the eurozone

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European Union: Countries not ready to join the eurozone

Following its assessment of eight countries’ readiness to join the eurozone, the European Commission has proposed that Lithuania become the 19th country to adopt the euro, on January 1st 2015 … Please login to view this content or become a …

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United Kingdom: Pay highs and lows

In the UK, a deal has been reached between the Communication Workers Union and retail staff at O2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Norway: Proposed simplification of sickness monitoring

The government of Norway has proposed amendments to the Work Environment Act and the National Insurance Act to simplify the monitoring of sick leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Finland: Wages increasing

According to data provided by Statistics Finland, nominal wages in the country increased by 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Plans to introduce collective pensions in 2016

The UK coalition government is preparing to reform pensions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: Compensatory rest breaks

In a recent High Court case in Ireland, an employee claimed that their employer was violating the law by not providing specific rest breaks … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Spain: Cuts to corporation tax and investment in employment

Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has announced plans to make cuts to corporation tax … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Hungary: Labour code provision found to be unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Hungary has held that a provision in the labour code that negatively affects the protection of pregnant employees is unconstitutional … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Poland: Limits to fixed-term work proposed

An amendment to the Labour Code has been submitted to the plenary session of the lower house of the Polish parliament for a first reading … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: Ruling on transfer of part of a business

The Supreme Court of Italy has recently ruled on the concept of a company in the context of a transfer of part of a business … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Switzerland: Extension of restriction on free movement of workers

The Federal Council of Switzerland has decided to extend the temporary restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers by a further two years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Harsher penalties for hiring illegal workers

The maximum penalty for employers in the UK who do not comply with the law on illegal working has just been doubled … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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