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No need to conclude grievance procedure before dismissal

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 18 2010

What should you do when an employee raises a grievance at the same time as dismissal or disciplinary action is proposed?

Age discrimination and redundancy

  • Squire Sanders
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  • Germany
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  • June 14 2010

Earlier this year the German Federal Employment Court ruled on the issue of age discrimination in respect of redundancies (Case 6 AZR 91108

New employment legislation introduced in response to the economic crisis

  • Squire Sanders
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  • Spain
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  • June 14 2010

New legislation in Spain (Royal Decree 82010) has introduced several measures aimed at alleviating the effects of the current economic crisis

Employer liable for loss of earnings arising from poor reference

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 22 2010

Employers are often nervous about giving references at the best of times, but how do you go about drafting one for an ex-employee who has previously brought a claim against you?

Urgent measures in the job market

  • Squire Sanders
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  • Spain
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  • August 18 2010

Legislation introducing a range of measures designed to breathe new life into Spain's jobs market came into effect on 18 June

Europe-wide concern about workplace stress

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union
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  • June 14 2010

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published a document entitled the 'European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks' which reveals that although four out of five European managers are concerned about work-related stress issues, less than a third of employers have procedures in place to deal with stress

Employer defeats claim for holiday pay

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 18 2010

It is so far only a Tribunal decision but Khan v Martin McColl suggests that employers may be able to defeat claims for holiday pay stretching back over a number of years simply by paying for the most recent holiday year

EAT examines obligation to consider “bumping”

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 24 2010

With many employers continuing to review staffing levels a recent EAT decision highlights the importance of knowing your pooling from your bumping when making staff redundant

Employee’s suicide highlights employers’ psycho-social responsibilities

  • Squire Sanders
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  • France
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  • April 30 2010

The suicide of a France Telecom employee in August 2009 has resulted in the criminal prosecution for accidental manslaughter by the Besancon Prosecutor's Office of both the employer and the individual manager of the area where the employee worked

Unfair dismissal qualifying period may increase to two years

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 2 2010

The Government is contemplating increasing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims from one to two years