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Italy: Employees must prove link between poor health and work environment
A recent ruling from the Italian Supreme Court has confirmed the need for an employee to prove a direct causal link between their working environment and their health complaints when bringing a claim for compensation against their employer … Please …
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Malta: Government to subsidise maternity leave
As part of the country’s new national employment policy, the government of Malta has proposed that maternity leave in the private sector become entirely state-funded … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Termination clauses must not be one-sided
Austria’s Supreme Court has made an important ruling on the legitimacy of “try-out clauses” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Backtrack on immigration restrictions
The Swiss government has announced that it will grant workers from Croatia access to its labour market … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: National minimum wage increase
The government of the Czech Republic has announced that it plans to increase the national monthly minimum wage in January 2015 by 500 koruna (approximately 18 euros) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: Statistics on zero-hours contracts
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the results of its survey on zero-hours contracts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: No justifying late payment of wages
The Supreme Court of Spain has established that the poor economic situation of a company does not justify continued delays in the payment of wages … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Greater focus on psychosocial risks at work
Two new laws and a royal decree regarding the prevention of psychosocial risks at work have been passed in Belgium … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Language requirement for residence and work permits
As of January 1st 2015, all migrants wishing to live and work in Russia will, by law, have to demonstrate their knowledge of the Russian language, history and basic legislation … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Poland: Changes to work and residence permits
A new law on immigration entered into force in Poland on May 1st 2014, making the Polish labour market more accessible to non-nationals … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Luxembourg: Employer justified in reading employee’s private emails
A court in Luxembourg has recently acquitted an employer and two managers of breach of privacy laws after they read three private emails intended for a recently-dismissed employee … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Belgium: New decree on fire prevention
On May 3rd 2014 a new Royal Decree on the prevention of fire in the workplace came into force in Belgium … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Restrictions on compensation for termination
New amendments to the Labour Code recently came into force in the Russian Federation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Survey on working conditions
A survey on working conditions in Europe has just been published by Eurobarometer … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Court upholds enforceability of non-compete restriction
In a recent case, the UK High Court granted an injunction to enforce a 12-month non-compete restriction despite the fact that, when read literally, it did not provide the employer with any protection … Please login to view this content …
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