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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

EU’s Pay Equity Directive: 5 Key Points Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 3/13/2025

Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online. The directive was signed into law in 2023, and...more

Pay Transparency Requirements in Spain

Littler on 1/10/2025

Reducing the wage gap continues to be one of the European Union’s strategic objectives. To this end, on May 10, 2023, Directive 2023/970 was issued to reinforce the principle of equal pay between men and women who perform the...more

Tackling the Pay Gap in Poland: From “Nice to Have” to Essential

Littler on 5/17/2024

Poland and other EU countries will have to implement the principles of equal pay and transparency into their laws by June 7, 2026, to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and Council of May 10, 2023,...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Sunset for IR35 and (some) retained EU law

Hogan Lovells on 9/26/2022

In separate developments, the UK government announced two potentially significant changes for employers. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill could mean that at least some EU-derived employment law will expire on...more

On your mark! Get set! Vacation! FAQs on German Vacation Law (Part 2)

Littler on 7/1/2022

In the midst of the vacation season, many employers in Germany are prompted to address old and new questions surrounding the issue of vacation. This Insight series, "On your marks! Get set! Vacation!" is designed to help...more

On your mark! Get set! Vacation! FAQs on German Vacation Law (Part 1)

Littler on 6/30/2022

In the midst of the vacation season, many employers in Germany are prompted to address old and new questions surrounding the issue of vacation. This Insight series: "On your mark! Get set! Vacation!" is designed to help...more

European information and consultation in business sales: comparative guide

Hogan Lovells on 4/26/2022

Difficult employment issues can arise during an international business purchase and what is straightforward in one country can prove challenging in another...more

Parental Leave Poised for a Significant Expansion in Denmark

Fisher Phillips on 1/10/2022

Denmark’s parliament recently received an agreement between the Danish Trade Union Confederation and the Confederation of Danish Employers on proposing an expansion of paternity and maternity leave. This September 13, 2021...more

Littler 2021 European Employer Survey Report - November 2021

Littler on 11/10/2021

Executive Summary - Despite all that remains uncertain for European employers – involving the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic, new working models or any number of other emergent workforce issues – one area has come...more

Special Report - Global Employment Law Update - Spring 2021

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/4/2021

Employment law continues to evolve, and it can be a challenge amid an ever-changing landscape of local employment laws for human resources executives and employment counsel at multi-national businesses to maintain a...more

European Court of Justice Ruling on Daily Registration of Working Time—One Year Later

Jones Day on 9/29/2020

The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a landmark ruling in 2019 that obligated EU Member States to require employers to establish an objective, reliable, and accessible system for recording the hours worked each day by...more

New Implications of the EU Working Time Directive

Fisher Phillips on 1/22/2020

The European Court of Justice recently held that EU member states must require employers to set up an “objective, reliable, and accessible system” to measure each worker’s daily working hours in order to satisfy the Working...more

Daily Registration of Employee Working Time in the European Union: Practical Recommendations for Employers

Jones Day on 11/21/2019

The Situation: On May 14, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a Judgment mandating that EU Member States require employers to register the daily working time of their employees. The...more

Data Protection Alert - How data protection impacts labor law

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 11/29/2017

One of the aspects of digitalization is that it blurs the lines between personal and professional lives of employees. Such acknowledgement is reflected in EU and French laws, notably with regard to teleworking and the right...more

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