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France: New obligations when closing a site
A new law, which would oblige employees to attempt to find a buyer before closing a site, has been adopted by the French lower house of parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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European Union: EU membership talks to recommence
Following a three-year break in discussions, the European Union has agreed to resume EU membership negotiations with Turkey from November 5th … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Schengen accession under debate
Subject to a unanimous vote from the European Council, Bulgaria and Romania could join the boarder-free Schengen area on January 1st 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Wage thresholds for legality of employment terms published
The Belgian government has published the minimum annual remuneration levels that will apply under the Act of July 3rd 1978 on employment contracts from January 1st 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Belgium: Fall in workplace accidents
The Belgian Workers’ Compensation Fund (Fonds des Accidents du Travail) has recorded a decrease in workplace accidents in Belgium … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Designation clause removed
A new Bill has been presented by the French government to reform the proposal on the funding of social security … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Sunday working limitations to be reviewed
The French government is due to reconsider the rules on Sunday working … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Stability law generally positive for employers
The draft Stability Law 2014 — approved 10 days ago by the Italian government — is now before the Senate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Joint responsibility for demotion on transfer of business
A recent decision from the Italian Supreme Court has confirmed that (illegitimate) professional demotion of an employee on the transfer of a business should be compensated jointly by the transferor and the transferee … Please login to view this content …
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European Union: How to establish which laws apply to an employment contract
The European Court of Justice, in its decision of September 12th, has clarified the meaning of “the country with which the contract is closely connected” as regards the applicable law to an employment contract … Please login to view this …
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Germany: Temporary worker pay increase agreed
The wages of temporary workers in Germany are due to increase from January 1st 2014 following the conclusion of an agreement between the DGB Wage Committee and the employers’ associations IGZ and BAP … Please login to view this content …
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United Kingdom: Non-solicitation clause judged permissible
The UK Court of Appeal has released its judgment in the case of Coppage v Safety Net Services, stating that a clause preventing the former employee from soliciting any of the former employer’s business customers for six months after termination …
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United Kingdom: Employer may be expected to meet private medical expenses
The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that the provision of private medical treatment can come within the scope of “reasonable adjustments” that should be made by an employer to ensure a disabled employee is not at a disadvantage in …
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Romania: Employers fined for illegal practices
The Labour Inspectorate of Romania has reported that it imposed fines amounting to more than 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: R&D tax credit enhanced
The government of the Republic of Ireland has announced a number of improvements to be made to the Research and Development Tax Credit as part of the 2014 Budget … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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