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Employment

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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December 22 2009

In what is a potentially worrying development for employers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held last week in Industrious Limited v (1) Horizon Recruitment Limited (in liquidation) (2) Vincent that an Employment Tribunal has the jurisdiction to determine whether or not an otherwise validly entered into compromise agreement can be set aside because of misrepresentation, i.e. a false statement made by the employer which induces the employee to sign up where he would not otherwise have done so

Careless talk, costs, lies

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 28 2009

In Daleside Nursing Home v Matthew the Employment Appeal Tribunal decided earlier this year that an Employment Tribunal should have considered a costs award on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour against a Claimant found to have lied about a central plank of her allegations

Swearing at your boss may be OK in Spain!

Squire Sanders
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Spain, United Kingdom
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October 29 2009

Following a decision by Catalunya’s Superior Court of Justice earlier in the year, it seems that serious verbal abuse of a more senior colleague may not always be a ground for dismissal

Changes to Sunday working in France

Squire Sanders
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France
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October 29 2009

Sunday working in France has always been governed by strict legal rules

France extends the duration of short-time work benefit

Squire Sanders
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France
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October 29 2009

From 2 September 2009, the French Government increased the maximum period of State benefit for employees on short-time work from 800 to 1,000 hours per year

“Having a sickly time. weather awful...”

Squire Sanders
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European Union, United Kingdom
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October 29 2009

The recent European Court of Justice decision in Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA that a worker who is sick during his statutory annual leave is entitled to take a replacement period of leave at a later date (even outside the current leave year) has caused much consternation amongst employers and HR teams in particular, not the least because of the potential for abuse and the additional cost implications

German government extends short-time working benefits

Squire Sanders
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Germany
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June 26 2009

In Germany short-time working has been a key element in the Federal Government’s response to the current recession

French Supreme Court seeks to curtail employers’ discretion

Squire Sanders
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France
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June 26 2009

The Employment Chamber of the French Supreme Court recently ruled that whilst employers retain the right to grant bonuses to some employees and not others, any difference in treatment must be justified in an objective manner

Spain takes steps to tackle rising unemployment

Squire Sanders
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Spain
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June 26 2009

New legislation came into force on 6 March as a result of the need for urgent action to address Spain’s worsening economic situation

Are workers on long-term sick entitled to paid annual leave?

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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June 26 2009

Believe it or not, the Tribunals and Courts have been debating this issue since 2003 when Mr Ainsworth and his colleagues first presented their claims for unpaid holiday pay

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Employment

Careless talk, costs, lies

Swearing at your boss may be OK in Spain!

Changes to Sunday working in France

France extends the duration of short-time work benefit

“Having a sickly time. weather awful...”

German government extends short-time working benefits

French Supreme Court seeks to curtail employers’ discretion

Spain takes steps to tackle rising unemployment

Are workers on long-term sick entitled to paid annual leave?

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