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Italy: New law on fixed-term and apprenticeship contracts
Law Decree no … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: New immigration law coming into force
The Foreigners and International Protection Code (No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: No legal duty to inform employees about occupational pension rights
The German Federal Labour Court (BAG) has ruled that employers do not have to inform their employees of their legal right to ask their employer to pay part of their future earnings (up to 4%) into an occupation pension scheme …
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Poland: OECD advice to boost employment
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Economic Survey of Poland 2014 has drawn attention to the need to improve the Polish labour market … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Legal challenge to second-pillar pension reform
Poland’s contentious second-pillar pension reform, which took effect in February this year, is being challenged before the Constitutional Tribunal by the country’s biggest private-sector employers’ organisation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Working mothers using a surrogate have no right to maternity leave
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that European Union law does not give mothers who have used a surrogate to have a baby a right to paid maternity leave or its equivalent … Please login to view this …
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Latvia: Cost of labour increasing
According to data provided by the Central Statistical Bureau, hourly labour costs in Latvia rose by 5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Proposal to allow fathers to share maternity leave
The Irish government is currently considering proposals to allow mothers to share their statutory maternity leave with their child’s father … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Inter-sectoral collective bargaining agreement on the reasons for dismissals
Following its adoption in February 2014, inter-sectoral collective bargaining agreement (CBA No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Increase in fines for labour law breaches
According to statistics released by the Czech Republic’s State Labour Inspection Office, companies had to pay CZK 57 million (2,082,000 euros) in 2013 for violating labour laws … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: Dismissal for post-natal depression absence not discriminatory
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) recently found a dismissal for long-term absence caused by post-natal depression not to be discriminatory … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Fall in employment tribunal claims
According to data released by the UK Ministry of Justice, 79% fewer claims were brought to an employment tribunal between October and December 2013 compared with the same period in 2012 … Please login to view this content or become …
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Italy: Unfair dismissal for disclosure of confidential files
Agreeing with the decision of the Court of Appeal, Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that the dismissal of an employee for sending numerous confidential business files to his lawyer was unlawful … Please login to view this content or become …
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European Union: Calculation of compensation award during part-time parental leave
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made an important ruling concerning compensation for dismissal during part-time parental leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Higher penalties for employers not paying the minimum wage
Under Regulations that came into force on March 7th 2014, employers in the UK now face higher penalties for not paying the national minimum wage … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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