Europe: Less Regulation Ahead? - 1/25/2012
Directive, Directives on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation and Race, as well as the Agency Work Directive. Many of these laws have their origins in the European Union.
The Conservative ...
European countries seek to ease regulatory burdens on employers.
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Europe: Austerity Measures Lead to Radical Labor Reform - 2/29/2012
Amid the ongoing economic crisis, a number of countries in southern Europe are re-evaluating their employment laws and are proposing, passing or enacting major reforms.
The reforms follow ...
Amid the ongoing economic crisis, a number of countries in southern Europe
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Europe: Union Rights Challenged - 2/01/2012
, passed in 2006, that allows employers to fire staff for joining a labor union. The labor regulations have been heavily criticized by international groups in the past and European Union officials have ...
Two recent news stories in Europe have highlighted inconsistencies i...
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Europe: Green Card, Blue Card - 8/03/2011
will be battles for talent.” The latest weapon in Europe’s armory in these battles is the Blue Card Directive, which is designed to attract highly talented workers by making it easier for them to come to Europe ...
Europe’s Blue Card Directive is...
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Europe: AWR Deadline Passes. What's Next? - 12/07/2011
in the U.K., where the Agency Workers Regulations were implemented in October, there is already the prospect of change. On Nov. 24, the government announced the most radical reform to the employment law ... Map of Europe 2 ... Europe: AWR Deadline Passes. Wha...
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Europe: Corrections, Confusion and Contradictions - 8/17/2011
Between dealing with media scandals and combating riots, the U.K. government has found some time to tidy up a few loose ends in relation to the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), due to come ...
Between dealing with media scandals and combating riots, the U.K. government has found some t...
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Europe’s Agency Work Directive ‘Imbalanced’ - 3/26/2014
The president of the European Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (Eurociett) has called the European Commission’s (EC) application review report on the Agency Work Directive (AWD ... Europe’s AWD ‘Imbalanced’ ...
A European Commission report fin...
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Europe: UK Temp Tax Turmoil - 8/24/2011
was withdrawn and, since that time, employment businesses have generally applied VAT on the full invoiced amount. The concession was withdrawn largely because HMRC considered that the Conduct Regulations mean ... Europe: UK Temp Tax Turmoil
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Europe: Drug and Alcohol Screening - 8/31/2011
hiring process. However, those looking to implement drug and alcohol screening in Europe need to be very mindful of local laws and customs. What is possible in the U.S. may run afoul of privacy laws ...
Drug and alcohol abuse is a global problem. U.S. companies th...
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Behind the News: Europe - 3/10/2011
Many European staffing agencies are actively considering how best to approach the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) 2010 legislation, which provides agency workers with rights such as to equal pay ...
Many European staffing agencies are actively considering how best to approach the Agenc...
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