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Netherlands: Changes to temporary contracts

Subject to approval by the Senate, important changes to Dutch labour law are due to come into effect on July 1st 2014, as part of the Work and Security Act … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Russian Federation: Special assessments of workplace conditions

A new law on special assessments of workplace conditions came into force in Russia on January 1st 2014, replacing the previous system of “attestation” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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North Macedonia: Minimum wage to be increased from March 2014

In March 2014, the national minimum wage in Macedonia will rise from the current MKD 8,050 to MKD 8,800 denars a month (net) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Slovak Republic: Applicability of collective bargaining agreements

From January 2014, higher level collective bargaining agreements in Slovakia are applicable to employers regardless of whether they have given their consent … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Sweden: Clarification of parental leave rights

The government of Sweden has referred to the Council on Legislation an amendment to the Parental Leave Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Draft pension law approved

Germany’s Federal Cabinet has approved a draft law to reform statutory pensions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Plans for collective pension schemes

The UK Minister of State for Pensions, Steve Webb, has announced plans to combine workers’ retirement contributions into collective pension schemes in order to share the risk and rewards of investments … Please login to view this content or become …

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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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