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France: Draft law on vocational training approved
The French draft law on vocational training, employment and social democracy (formation professionnelle, emploi et démocratie sociale) has been approved by the National Assembly and is currently before the Senate … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Global: Stricter rules on cross-border taxation
The world’s biggest economies (G20) have agreed on stricter controls on cross-border corporation tax … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: Upcoming changes to national minimum wage
Under the Law on the State Budget, the national monthly minimum wage in Ukraine is due to rise on July 1st 2014 to UAH 1,250 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Investment in jobs for the over-50s
The Austrian government has agreed on a new labour market package that it is hoped will be adopted in March … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Preliminary report on wage settlements
The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements (TBU) has released its preliminary report on the basis for wage settlements in 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Revisions to the Merger Code
The Dutch Social and Economic Council has announced its plans to revise the Dutch Merger Code — the code that lays down rules to protect the rights of employees involved in mergers and acquisitions … Please login to view this …
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Netherlands: Companies in breach of rules to be publicly named
The Social Affairs Inspectorate in the Netherlands is planning on making the inspection data of individual companies increasingly more public … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Modest GDP growth recorded in Europe
According to the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Stricter rules on cross-border taxation
The world’s biggest economies (G20) have agreed on stricter controls on cross-border corporation tax … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Collective dismissal consultation requirements do apply to executives
In conclusion of a long on-going case against Italian legislators, the Court of Justice of the European Union has finally ruled that Italy wrongly implemented European Directive 98/59/EC on collective dismissals by excluding executives (“dirigenti”) from the categories of employees …
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European Union: Directive to prevent harmful chemical exposure in the workplace
The European Union’s Council of Ministers has adopted measures to protect workers from exposure to dangerous chemicals in the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Concerns raised in email correspondence may amount to whistleblowing
A UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employee who voiced his health and safety concerns in a series of emails to his employer had made a protected disclosure, and as such was protected under whistleblowing legislation … …
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Spain: New system for part-time workers to claim pensions
The Spanish Congress of Representatives has approved a new law concerning the minimum social security contributions that part-time employees must have paid in order to access their pension benefits … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Switzerland: Consultation on shop opening hours
On February 19th 2014, the Swiss Federal Council started a consultation process on a new national law regarding shop opening hours … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Need to deal with an ageing population
In its Economic Survey of Finland 2014, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has advised Finland that it should raise its retirement age above the current 63 years in order to deal with the ageing population … …
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