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Employment news round-up - December 2012
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- December 12 2012
In this round-up of recent employment law news, we report on the EU’s rejection of mandatory quotas for women on boards, and the UK government’s recent announcement regarding changes to family related leave and flexible working
Successive use of fixed term contracts to cover temporary absences
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- February 13 2012
The European Court of Justice, in the case of Kucuk v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, has considered the validity of a series of fixed-term employment contracts
ECJ gives clues on how to justify a retirement age
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- November 11 2010
The ECJ has given an important ruling in the case of Rosenblatt v Oellerking, which will be of interest to UK employers who wish to retain a compulsory retirement age after the abolition of the default retirement age on 1 October 2011
Acquired Rights Directive applies to transfers by non-contractual employer
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- November 11 2010
The ECJ has recently held that the Acquired Rights Directive (ARD) applies on the transfer of an undertaking by a group company where a different group company employs the affected employees, provided they are permanently assigned to the undertaking being transferred (Albron Catering v FNV Bondgenoten and Roest
ECJ confirms that part payment of salary in vouchers is a taxable for VAT purposes
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- September 10 2010
In its judgment in the case of Astra Zeneca UK Limited v HRMC, the European Court of Justice has followed the Advocate General's opinion that part payment of salary to employees in the form of vouchers is a taxable supply for VAT purposes
EU proposes extension of paid maternity leave
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- March 11 2010
The Women's Rights Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of extending the minimum entitlement to maternity leave across Europe to 20 weeks on full pay
Holidays and sick pay where are we now?
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- December 10 2009
From our recent E-Bulletins on the evolving issue of how statutory holiday relates to sick leave, you will know how complex this area has become
Consultation on amendments to implement recast European Works Council Directive
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- December 10 2009
Under the existing European Works Council Directive, multinationals based in the EU are required to keep employees informed of developments at a European level
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