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Italy: New decree for SMEs on health and safety management
The Italian Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Enrico Giovannini, has signed a new decree simplifying the legal obligations of small and medium-sized companies that agree to adopt a health and safety management model (MOG) to prevent criminal activity arising …
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Irish Republic: Increase in working days lost to industrial disputes
The Republic of Ireland’s Central Statistics Office has published data that show a 76% rise in the number of working days lost due to industrial disputes in 2013 as compared with 2012 … Please login to view this content or …
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Switzerland: No deal on free access to Swiss job market
Switzerland has refused to sign a proposed deal that grants Croatian nationals unrestricted access to the Swiss employment market … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Delays to new real-time penalties
The UK HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that it will delay the introduction of real-time information (RTI) penalties for employers who are switching to the new system … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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United Kingdom: Employers to pay when they lose a claim
From April 6th 2014, the UK Employment Tribunal will be authorised to order an employer who has lost a claim to pay a fine to the Secretary of State … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Bulgaria: Pension rate increase due in July 2014
Bulgaria’s Social Minister, Hasan Ademov, has announced that pensions will rise by 3% on July 1st 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Portugal: Changes to social security system
In Portugal, Law no … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bulgaria: Labour Code amendments approved at first reading
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Labour Code have passed the first stage of the legislative process having been adopted by the country’s Parliamentary Committee on Labour at first reading … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Spain: Plans to reform corporation tax
The Spanish Minister of Economy, Luis De Guindos, has announced government plans to reform corporation tax to make larger businesses pay more … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Reforms concerning apprentices and labour returns approved
Two labour reforms concerning apprentices and labour returns have been passed by parliament in India … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Reminder of approaching end to tax year
Unlike many other countries, the UK’s tax year runs from April 6th to April 5th … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: OECD requests better mental health support for employees
The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a report recommending that more should be done in the UK to help employees who suffer from mental ill health get back into work … Please login to view …
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Spain: Labour reforms undermined by judges’ narrow interpretation
The International Monetary Fund has recognized the progress Spain has made through its labour reforms, but has stated that these reforms are being hampered by the judiciary’s narrow interpretation of labour provisions … Please login to view this content or …
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Switzerland: Restrictions on the free movement of labour
The Swiss people have narrowly approved a referendum on the re-introduction of annual quotas on all foreign migrants living and working in Switzerland — including EU citizens and daily cross-border commuters … Please login to view this content or become …
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Poland: A secondment is not a business trip
Poland’s Supreme Court has published an important decision on the secondment of employees to other EU states … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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