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European Union: Boardroom quotas
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favour of introducing a 40% quota on female non-executive representation in company boardrooms by the year 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Croatia: EEA agreement signed
The European Economic Area (EEA) is being extended to include Croatia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Special solutions for the protection of jobs
Today, November 21st 2013, the Act on special solutions for the protection of jobs comes into force in Poland, replacing the anti-crisis law of July 1st 2009 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Netherlands: Social security contribution reductions for employment of young people
A third draft of the Bill amending the Tax Plan 2014 has been published in the Netherlands … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Gloomy prospect for Dutch Economy
The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has revised its forecasts for the Dutch economy and now predicts that GDP will contract slightly next year rather than growing by 0 … Please login to view this content or …
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Norway: Business tax reductions
Under its tax programme for 2014, the government of Norway is proposing a number of changes to business taxation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Inquiry into trade union tactics
The UK government has commissioned an inquiry into trade union tactics following a dispute at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovak Republic: President vetos Bill on Collective Bargaining
The President of Slovakia, Ivan Gašparovič, has used his powers of veto to oppose an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Amendments to the Aliens Labour Act
The Upper House of the Dutch parliament has voted in favour of a Bill that would make it more difficult for employers to hire staff from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) … Please login to view this content or …
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Netherlands: Minimum wage increase
The Dutch government has announced the national minimum wage for 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: National economies – winners and losers
The European Commission’s statistical agency, Eurostat, has published a new set of data which seeks to highlight problems in national economies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Bad work organisation can hit employee health
A report into quality of life during the recession years 2007 to 2012 has revealed that “subjective well-being” fell significantly in Greece, Spain and Italy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovak Republic: Incentive for employing long-term unemployed
Since November 1st 2013, employers in Slovakia are able to benefit from social security contribution relief when they employ long-term unemployed individuals … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Calculation of minimum wage rates for posted workers
Following a request for a preliminary ruling from Germany, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that, when calculating the minimum rates of pay for a posted worker, other elements of remuneration may be included in …
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European Union: Seasonal Workers Directive
National governments have shown support for a draft law, agreed between the European Parliament and Council Presidency, which aims to improve living and working conditions for non-EU seasonal workers … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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