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Croatia: Draft amendments to the Labour Act
On January 23rd 2014, the government of Croatia sent to parliament draft amendments to the Labour Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: New Code for labour inspectors
Italy has approved a new Code of conduct for labour inspectors, which replaces a previous Code from 2006 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Employment Bills expected in 2014
The government of the Irish Republic has published its Legislation Programme for Spring/Summer 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Initial approval of Royal Decree Law
The lower house of Spain’s parliament has approved a Royal Decree Law to improve the hiring and employability of workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Reintroduction of bonus malus system
The government of Austria recently announced that they would be bringing in a new “bonus malus” system for the hiring and dismissal of persons over the age of 50 … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Germany: New judgment on bonus arrangements
Employers should be careful regarding their bonus arrangements following a recent decision by the German Federal Labour Court (BAG) on bonus cut-off dates … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Estonia: New national minimum wage
Following agreement last year between employers, employees and trade unions, at the beginning of January 2014 the national minimum wage in Estonia increased by 10 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Latvia: Minimum wage increased to €316 euros (January 2014)
The national minimum wage in Latvia increased by 12 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Court rules symptom-free HIV is a disability
The German Federal Labour Court has recently held that symptom-free HIV constitutes a disability … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Upcoming works council elections
In 2010, over 87,000 businesses elected works councils in Germany … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Economic survey and recommendations
The Organisation for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD) has published an economic survey of the Russian Federation in 2014, in which it makes a number of recommendations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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European Union: Preliminary ruling on application of EU Framework Agreement
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a ruling on Clause 4 of the European Framework Agreement on fixed-term work (March 18th 1999) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Ruling on the meaning of “employee”
The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has issued an important decision on the meaning of “employee” under the Equality Act 2010 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Certification of compliance with labour laws
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in Italy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Council of Labour Consultants (the Council) for the issuing of statements of labour law compliance … Please login to view this …
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Bulgaria: Entry into Schengen pushed back
It is expected that Bulgaria will now accede to the Schengen area in 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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