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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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Netherlands: Life-long learning
Pressure is growing on the Dutch government to introduce a statutory requirement on employers to provide ongoing training … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Work email no facility for spreading a call to strike
In a recent decision, the Federal Labour Court of Germany has ruled that employees may not use its company email account to spread a call for strike against the employer … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Germany: Implementation of national minimum wage
The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, has agreed to introduce a national minimum wage … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: European companies and third world suppliers
Pressure is building up on the European clothing sector to improve labour conditions and worker safety at their third-world suppliers’ establishments … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Payroll freeze continues for further year
Companies continue to be concerned about the ongoing payroll freeze in Belgium … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: Suspension of EU negotiations
On November 21st, the government of Ukraine adopted a resolution to suspend negotiations to conclude an EU association agreement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Extension of social security contribution reductions
The Spanish government has announced it will extend into 2014 the 50% reduction on employer social security contributions for seasonal workers engaged on a fixed-term contract in the tourism or hospitality sector … Please login to view this content or …
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France: Report on Sunday working published
The Bailly report on Sunday working has proposed a number of different reforms to Sunday working rules in France … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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