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Europe Legal Update Q1 2018

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem in Europe in Q1 2018:
  •  European Union: Agreement on Equal Pay for Posted Temporary Workers; Working Time Includes Travel for Work and Restricted On-Call Availability; Pregnant Worker is Not Protected if Employer is Unaware; GDPR Comes into Force on 25 May 2018
  • Belgium: Ban on Public Sector Agency Work Lifted; Modifications to Hours of Work and Work Week
  • Germany: Coalition Proposes Changes to Fixed Term Contracts and Review of the AÜG; Difficulties in Terminating Temporary Agency Workers; 
  • Ireland: Bill to Reform Employment Contracts
  • Netherlands: Enforcement of ZZP Tax Law is Postponed Until 1 January 2020
  • Poland: Managers Can Be Self-Employed
  • Turkey: Removal of Annual Employee Consent for Overtime
  • UK: AWR Entitles Agency Workers to Equal Terms Not Just Pay; 12.07% Calculation for Holiday Pay May Amount to Underpayment; Working Time Law Requires a Single Uninterrupted Rest Break; Employer Vicariously Liable for Employee Data Breach; National Minimum Wage and Statutory Payment Rates Rise From April 2018; Basic Criminal Conviction Checks Now Available to All; Government Consultation on Agency Work in Response to Taylor Review; ACAS Publishes Guidance for Agency Workers.




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