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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Northern Ireland: Gender Pay Gap Reporting

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2025

In February 2025, the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland closed a public consultation that began late last year on the proposed introduction of a requirement for Northern Ireland employers to report on their...more

EU Pay Transparency Directive: Ireland Joins the Frontrunners

Ius Laboris on 4/7/2025

As the June 2026 deadline for the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive looms ever closer, Ireland has become the fourth EU member state to take steps towards transposing some of the requirements of the...more

UK Retail Workers Win Landmark Equal Pay Case

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/19/2024

More than 3,500 workers have won a legal fight for equal pay against major UK retailer Next Retail Ltd. Following a six-year legal battle, the Employment Tribunal ruled that Next had failed to demonstrate that the lower basic...more

Belgian Courts Are Confronted with Their Jurisdictional Limitations When Presiding over Cases Involving an Employer’s Obligation...

Littler on 4/18/2024

In its landmark ruling on May 14, 2019, the European Court of Justice held that the European Working Time Directive (Directive 2003/88) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Article 31) is opposed to...more

Pay Transparency Directive FAQs

Ius Laboris on 8/30/2023

The Pay Transparency Directive will create new gender pay gap reporting obligations throughout the EU. In this article, we answer some frequently asked questions about this new legislation....more

“Show Me the Money” – the EU Pay Transparency Directive Comes into Effect

Littler on 6/30/2023

A new EU Directive on pay transparency came into force earlier this month. Member States have until June 7, 2026 to introduce new legislation to give effect to the Directive. European employers should take note as the...more

Breaking the Silence: EU Directive Requires Companies to Reveal Pay Data (UPDATE)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/19/2023

UPDATE: The EU Directive on pay transparency was adopted by the EU Parliament on March 30, 2023, and the EU Council April 24, 2023. On May 17, 2023, it was published on the EU’s Official Journal and will come into force 20...more

Littler Global Guide - European Union - Q4 2019

Littler on 1/28/2020

EU Approves Directive on Whistleblowing and Internal Channels for Reporting - New Legislation Enacted - On October 23, 2019, the European Parliament approved the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council...more

Secondment of employees in France: What’s new? Review of the new regulations on the secondment of foreign employees in France

Cohen & Gresser LLP on 12/5/2019

The “Professional Future” law of 5 September 2018 entered fully into force last summer, after publication of decree No. 2019-555 and the order of 4 June 2019, leading to the reform of the system for the secondment of foreign...more

EU: Court Holds Member States Must Require Employers to Adopt Systems to Record All Employee Working Time

Littler on 5/24/2019

On May 15, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a groundbreaking judgment in a court case between a Spanish trade union and the Spanish subsidiary of Deutsche Bank....more

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