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France: National minimum wage increase
France’s Employment Minister has declared that the national legal minimum wage will increase on January 1st 2014 to 9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bulgaria: More worker control over health and safety in the workplace
In Bulgaria, the Council of Ministers has approved and put before the National Assembly a draft law amending the Law on Health and Safety at Work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Further details on shared parental leave
The UK government has now published its response to consultation regarding the proposal for shared parental leave, which will come into force in April 2015 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Portugal: Austerity measures continue
Portugal’s parliament has passed the austerity Budget Bill for 2014 which is intended to save 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Sickness absence decreasing (Q3 2013)
According to the Ministry of Labour, the number of days of sick leave taken in Norway decreased by 3% between Q2 and Q3 2013 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Extensions of leave rights
The Dutch government is planning on extending paternity leave by an additional three unpaid days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Long-term use of agency workers acceptable
The German Federal Labour Court (BAG) has recently reversed a ruling of a lower court by deciding that no direct employment relationship exists between an employer and an agency worker, even when the agency worker carries out their duties on …
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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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