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European Union: Equal employment rights for same-sex couples
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that employees in civil partnerships should have access to the same employment benefits as married workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Increase in part-time workers
According to a recent survey, the number of part-time workers in the Czech Republic rose by nearly 60,000 to 326,000 in the first half of the year — an increase of 22% … Please login to view this content or …
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United Kingdom: Pay deal reached with union
On December 9th, after a year of negotiations, the UK’s Royal Mail reached a pay agreement with the Communications Workers Union (CWU) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: No break for small employers
The Dutch Social Affairs Minister, Lodewijk Asscher, has confirmed that he has no intention to reduce the length of time small companies have to pay wages to sick employees … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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European Union: EU Recommendation for the integration of Roma communities
The EU Council recommendation on effective Roma integration in member states has been adopted by all 28 EU member states … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Employer sickness contributions for temporary employees
As reported in our last newswire, from January 1st 2014, employers of a certain size in the Netherlands will be responsible for making differentiated premium payments for sick or disabled employees employed on a temporary contract … Please login to …
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Italy: Measures for youth employment
Italy is implementing measures to fight youth unemployment within the framework of Decree 76/2013, which was voted in this August … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Greece: Budget Bill approved in suffering economy
The Greek parliament has approved Greece’s 2014 Budget Bill, which provides for a 3 billion euro cut in expenditure and a 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Dismissal for wearing religious sign legal in private sector
On November 27th, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the dismissal of a female Muslim nursery employee for wearing a hijab was legitimate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Denmark: Legislation judged unlawful for age discrimination
In a recent case, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered a provision of Danish national law to be unlawful … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bulgaria: Funding for youth employment
The Bulgarian Minister of Labour and Social Policy has announced that 230 million lev (approx … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Reforms to rules on posted workers
On December 9th, the EU’s Council of Ministers finally came to agreement over reforms to the Posting of Workers Directive … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Labour market exit ages compared to official retirement ages
According to the OECD’s recent publication “Pensions at a Glance 2013” the effective labour market exit age in Luxembourg is 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Tax measures announced in Autumn Statement
In its 2013 Autumn Statement, the UK government announced its intention to remove the obligation on employers to pay national insurance contributions for the earnings of employees under the age of 21 (up to the upper earnings limit) … Please …
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Croatia: Pension reductions propose
The government of Croatia has put forward to parliament a proposal to reduce pensions from January 1st 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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