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EU legislation update - no change for pregnant workers
Employers already facing changes to UK laws on family leave from 2015 will welcome the news that the European Commission has withdrawn proposals to amend …
UK: Statutory holiday - payment in lieu on employee death
The ECJ has ruled that, when a worker dies after a period of sickness preventing them taking their accrued holiday, payment in lieu of the accrued …
UK: Resignation without notice - deduction from pay lawful
The EAT has ruled that it was not an unenforceable penalty for a contract to include a clause deducting a payment equal to the salary for the period of …
UK: Disability - scope of duty to make reasonable adjustments
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that neither EU nor UK law impose on an employer a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disablity to …
UK: Legislative reform - whistleblowing, zero hours and other changes
Following proposals outlined in the Queen's Speech, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill has now been published. It includes the …
UK: Flexible work requests - new regime in force
A new regime for flexible work requests came into force on 30 June 2014 - see here for details. Our HSF briefing available to clients provides a …
UK: Equal pay audits - draft regulations published for implementation on 1 October 2014
The Government has published its response to last year's consultation on the proposal to require tribunals to order equal pay audits where …
Spain: Government implements National Youth Guarantee System
Last Friday, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 8/2014, of 4 July, that approves urgent measures for growth, competitiveness and …
France: Constructive dismissal cases – new changes in France which will radically speed up hearing dates in the Tribunal
With effect from 2 July 2014*, the French tribunal procedures in relation to constructive dismissal claims (prise d'acte) are amended with the effect of …
UK: Government publishes response to consultation on Whistleblowing framework
On Wednesday, the Government published its response to its most recent call for evidence on the UK whistleblowing framework (available here). …
EU Gender Directive: Council of Ministers' Progress Report indicates there is not yet consensus
The EU Parliament voted in favour of the draft EU Gender Directive to address gender balance on corporate boards in November 2013 and the Directive …
Podcast: Arbitration of employment disputes
Arbitration in the UK of Employment Disputes - webinar Resolving employment disputes has traditionally been the domain of employment tribunals and …
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