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Malta: Sick leave to care for a sick child
Malta’s Department of Employment is considering the most appropriate way to introduce a system which would enable parents to take sick leave when they need to look after their sick children … Please login to view this content or become …
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Romania: Free movement restrictions lifted
Restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens’ rights to work were finally lifted on January 1st 2014 in the nine European countries where they continued to apply for the full seven-year transitional period … Please login to view this content or …
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Belgium: Harmonisation of laws concerning workers and employees
On January 1st 2014 the law on the harmonisation of workers and employees came into force in Belgium … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania/Bulgaria: Free movement restrictions lifted
Restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens’ rights to work were finally lifted on January 1st 2014 in the nine European countries where they continued to apply for the full seven-year transitional period … Please login to view this content or …
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Netherlands: State pension age increases
The state pension age in the Netherlands increased by one month on January 1st 2014, meaning workers are now entitled to receive their statutory pension from the age of 65 years and 2 months … Please login to view this …
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Netherlands: Work permits now last only a year
Following changes to the Aliens Employment Act in the Netherlands, work permits issued to workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) from January 1st 2014 will only be valid for a period of one year … Please login to …
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Irish Republic: Longer wait for sick pay
As from today, January 6th, the sickness benefit waiting period in the Republic of Ireland will be six days instead of the former three … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: New process for administration of employment contracts
As promised, Spain’s Ministry of Employment and Social Security has introduced a new system to simplify the administration of employment contracts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Reforming apprenticeship funding
The French government intends to follow through on its proposed reforms to the financing of apprenticeships despite some provisions being rejected by the Constitutional Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cyprus: Extended shop opening hours
Temporary legislation allowing shops to open for longer has been extended for a second time in Cyprus … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Long-term care leave in force
Employees in Austria who need to take time off work to provide long-term care to a close relative will now be able to benefit from a new care leave system — introduced on January 1st … Please login to view …
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Netherlands: No more post on Mondays
With effect from January 1st 2014, the Dutch mail service PostN will no longer deliver ordinary mail on Mondays … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Parental leave amendments
A number of changes to parental leave in Sweden have now come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Barcelona: Legal uncertainty as courts challenge reform
A labour court in Barcelona has declared a part of the labour reform enacted by the Spanish government in 2012 to be illegal … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Gender pay gap widening
The provisional results of the Office of National Statistic’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings show a widening in the gender pay gap in the UK … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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