A&O Shearman's Insights from Leading Employers on the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive -
1. LEGAL BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION FOR THE SURVEY -
The Pay Transparency Directive (EU) 2023/970 (EU Pay...more
8/12/2025
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Pay ,
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Gender Neutral ,
International Labor Laws ,
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Pay Transparency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency Directive
European Works Councils -
TRILOGUE CONSENSUS MARKS TURNING POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS -
1. POLITICAL BREAKTHROUGH: (ALMOST) FINAL TEXT OF THE DRAFT REVISED DIRECTIVE ON EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS -
On 28 May 2025, the...more
7/8/2025
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Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Multinationals ,
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Works Council
On December 20, 2024, the Luxembourg parliament adopted without material changes the tax relief package bill that we covered in a previous publication. Amongst others, this law introduces, as of fiscal year 2025, the...more
1/17/2025
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
EU ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Tax Issues ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief
What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national legislation of each Member State.
Women continue to be significantly...more
10/16/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
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Gender Equity ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Member State ,
UK ,
Woman Board Members
With Parliamentary elections and a series of national votes in 2024, the EU is entering a pivotal period in its history. In this study, ‘Global business in a changing Europe’, we speak to corporate leaders across the world to...more
3/22/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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Global Market ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Net Zero ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability
Please find below a concise summary of our top 10 topics to watch out for in 2024, with some practical tips and recommendations on how to prepare and respond effectively to these challenges and opportunities....more
1/16/2024
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Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Immigration ,
Luxembourg ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
If you are a Luxembourg employer wishing to hire a third-country national – i.e. a person who is not a citizen of the European Union or who is not entitled to the European Union's freedom of movement (hereinafter a “TCN”) –...more
The work-life balance of parents and caregivers is at the heart of a new law (hereafter the Law) that has just been passed by the Luxembourg Parliament. The Law (deriving from bill n°8016), which transposes the European...more
Yes, in some cases, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In Halet v Luxembourg, the Court overturned an employee whistleblower’s criminal conviction for confidentiality leaks to the press, concluding that the...more
What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national legislation of each Member State.
...more
In a decision C-55/18 issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on 14 May 2019, the ECJ has held that every employer needs to implement measures to be able to track working time of employees....more
The law dated 12 April 2019 implementing a legal framework for the implementation of a time savings account (TSA) has been published in the Memorial on 24 April (the Law).
A TSA allows employees to capitalise hours worked...more
The release from the obligation to work is only legally foreseen once the dismissal has been notified.
Within the framework of a dismissal with notice, an employer may, for confidentiality reasons, want to release an...more