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Parental leave could increase to four months
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union
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- August 20 2009
European employer and trade union representatives (the so-called "Social Partners") have recently agreed that the minimum period of parental leave should increase from three to four months
Other European news in brief
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union
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- August 20 2009
On 1 July 2009 France’s national minimum hourly wage increased from 8.71 to 8.82
Germany introduces new data protection laws
- Squire Sanders
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- Germany
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- August 20 2009
Data protection is something of a hot topic in Germany at the moment
Swine flu what should you be doing?
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- August 19 2009
In recent weeks we have been contacted by an increasing number of clients with questions about the employment law implications of the current swine flu pandemic
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
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
Spanish attempts to halt early retirement
- Squire Sanders
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- Spain
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- April 23 2009
The Spanish government is considering introducing measures to stop employers using early retirement as a way of cutting jobs in the current climate
