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UK: TUPE - meaning of organised groupings and ETOs
The EAT has confirmed that, where a client transfers its work to a new contractor, there will not be a service provision change under TUPE simply …
UK: Voluntary redundancy/early retirement: employers may be able to set budget and use severance cost as a criterion for selection of volunteers
An employer may be justified in selecting those with the cheapest entitlements under a voluntary redundancy/early retirement scheme when seeking to …
UK: Termination - no break in continuity of service where resignation withdrawn
The EAT has confirmed that, where an employer accepts the withdrawal of an employee's resignation, continuity of service is retrospectively …
UK: Maternity rights - reference to ECJ on rights of mother through surrogacy
A tribunal is to refer to the ECJ the question of whether a mother expecting a baby through surrogacy is entitled to maternity leave and various benefits …
Spain: Royal Decree-Law 3/2012 of urgent measures to reform the employment market
The Spanish labour reform entered into force on 12 February 2012, containing substantial changes to the labour institutions and the employment market. …
Spain: II Agreement on Employment and Collective Bargaining 2012, 2013 and 2014
In the context of the profound reform that is being undertaken in the Spanish labour market, one of the most significant changes expected affects the …
UK: Unfair dismissal - Supreme Court rules on rights for international commuters based in Britain
Employees who live in Britain and commute to work abroad may have unfair dismissal rights in Britain, particularly if the employment contract is governed …
UK: Unfair dismissal - qualifying period increase to affect new joiners only
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has informally stated that the planned increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal …
UK: Parental leave - changes delayed to March 2013
Under EU law, unpaid parental leave (available to parents of children under 5) must be increased from the current 13 weeks to 18 weeks by 8 March 2012, …
UK: Collective redundancy threshold - possible challenge to meaning of establishment
A recent tribunal decision could form the basis of an appeal challenging the concept of "establishment" for the purposes of the collective redundancy …
UK: Statutory holiday - public sector workers can rely directly on EU directive
The ECJ has ruled that Article 7(1) of the Working Time Directive providing a right to 4 weeks' leave has direct effect. This means that public …
UK: Repeated renewals of fixed term contract - justified if for recurring temporary cover
EU law requires the repeated use of fixed term contracts to be objectively justified. In Great Britain employees who have been continuously …
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