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ECJ rules Spanish legislation on time off for breastfeeding discriminates against men
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, Spain
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- November 11 2010
The ECJ has held that Spanish legislation permitting employees to take time off to feed a baby breaches the Equal Treatment Directive
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
Age limit of 30 for recruits to German fire service was lawful
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, Germany
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- February 11 2010
The ECJ has held that a German law, which prevented individuals over the age of 30 applying to the fire service, was lawful
Maximum age for doctors and dentists could be justified
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, Germany
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- February 11 2010
The ECJ has considered the legality of legislation introducing a maximum age of 68 for doctors and dentists in the German NHS
Age-related notice was discriminatory
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, Germany
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- February 11 2010
German legislation, which provided for notice periods to be calculated according to length of service but did not take into account any service below the age of 25, discriminated on the grounds of age
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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- Author - Blair Adams