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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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Spain: Consequences of rising retirement age
As a result of reforms made in 2011 and 2013 to ensure the sustainability of the pension system, the retirement age in Spain is now 64 years and 3 months … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Belgium: Collective dismissal stats published
Belgium’s Ministry of Employment has published statistics regarding collective dismissals for the period January to December 2013 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Improvement in employment rates recorded for Q3 2013
Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) reveals that there was an overall increase in the employment rate in the OECD area in Q3 2013 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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European Union: EU accession talks begin
Serbia has now begun formal accession talks with the European Union … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Rise in collective agreements
According to data published by Spain’s Ministry of Employment and Social security, 1,844 collective agreements were concluded in 2013 affecting over 4 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Employee rights to information and consultation
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Article 27 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU Charter) on employees’ rights to information and consultation cannot be used in a dispute between individuals as a …
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European Union: Resolution adopted by European Parliament to tackle social dumping
On January 14th 2014, the European Parliament agreed upon a non-binding resolution to improve working conditions in Europe … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: TUPE amendments published
The UK government published its amendments to business transfer (TUPE) regulations this week … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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