News Flash
Switzerland: Mandatory social plans
Next month legislation will enter into force in Switzerland that requires large companies to negotiate a “social plan” to minimise the impact of a collective redundancy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Russian Federation: Encouraging delayed retirement
The Russian Labour Ministry is exploring new ways to encourage workers to postpone retirement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Russian Federation: Tough immigration controls not eliminating illegal work
A total of 500,000 foreigners have been denied entry to Russia since the start of the year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Greece: Holiday benefit axed
The practice of granting of an extra six days annual leave to those who used computers during their working day in the Greek civil service has now been scrapped … Please login to view this content or become a member …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Finland: Smoking ban bites
The Finnish forestry company UPM has decided to suspend an employee for two weeks because they smoked in the proximity of flammable substances within the precincts of their mill … Please login to view this content or become a member …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Bulgaria: Excluding “bad employers” from public contracts
Trade unions in Bulgaria are pressing the government to alter draft amendments to the Law on Public Procurement in order to exclude offshore companies, and companies that do not meet certain workplace standards, from receiving contracts … Please login to …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Irish Republic: Recent trends in discrimination rulings
Recent rulings from Ireland’s Equality Tribunal suggest that not taking appropriate steps to accommodate disabled employees, being inconsistent or not following procedures to prevent discrimination can prove costly for employers … Please login to view this content or become a …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
United Kingdom: Spotlight on code of conduct
The UK government has commissioned a review of its executive search voluntary code of conduct … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
United Kingdom: Amendments to TUPE regulations
The UK government has published its plans to modify business transfer (TUPE) regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Netherlands: Health insurance savings
According to latest government estimates, 750 million euros of savings will be achieved in the Netherlands next year by employers due to a reduction in their earnings-related health insurance premiums from 7 … Please login to view this content or …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Netherlands: Unpopular emergency levy to be extended
Although originally introduced as a temporary measure, the Dutch 16% levy on employers for all remuneration paid in excess of 150,000 a year will now continue to apply next year … Please login to view this content or become a …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
United Kingdom: Third party harassment
UK employers will no longer be automatically held vicariously liable for harassment of employees by third parties (persons other than the employer and colleagues) or for failure to take reasonable steps to prevent such harassment … Please login to view …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
France: Pension reform bill published
The proposed law on the reform of the pensions system in France has now been published and is shortly expected to be discussed by the National Assembly … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.