Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 20 Aug 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.
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 20 Aug 2009
On 1 July 2009 France’s national minimum hourly wage increased from €8.71 to €8.82.
Squire Patton Boggs | United Kingdom | 19 Aug 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.
Squire Patton Boggs | United Kingdom | 17 Jul 2009
In Metropolitan Resources Ltd v Churchill Dulwich Ltd & ors the EAT has now made it clear that in trying to work out whether a change in service provider constitutes a TUPE transfer the parties (and ultimately a Tribunal) should ask themselves two questions.
Squire Patton Boggs | France | 26 Jun 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.
Squire Patton Boggs | Spain | 26 Jun 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.
Squire Patton Boggs | Germany | 26 Jun 2009
In Germany short-time working has been a key element in the Federal Government’s response to the current recession.
Squire Patton Boggs | United Kingdom | 26 Jun 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.
Squire Patton Boggs | United Kingdom | 28 May 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.
Squire Patton Boggs | France | 23 Apr 2009
In a recent case the French Supreme Court ruled that unless there are exceptional circumstances, such as a bomb scare, employers have no legal right to search the contents of their employees’ bags unless they have given their prior consent.