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Europe Legal Update Q1 2020

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem, aside from the current COVID-19 crisis, across Europe in Q1 2020:
  • European Union: CJEU Advocate General Confirms Validity of EU Data Transfer Clauses; Posted workers directive revisions effective 30 July 2020             
  • France: Taxation of certain fixed-term contracts; Implementation of extended posted workers’ rights
  • Germany: Are crowdsourcing platform workers employees of platforms or end-users? Immigration rules provide opportunities for skilled workers
  • Ireland: Gig economy workers employment status tested             
  • Italy: Staff leasing agencies excluded from new tax on supplies of services
  • Montenegro: New Labour Act extends fixed-term work limit       
  • Netherlands: Registration requirements for posted agency workers
  • Norway : Gender equality measures introduced  
  • Russia: New time limits for storage of HR documents      
  • Serbia: New agency work law implemented
  • Spain: Gigworkers are employees after all
  • UK: Postponement of IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules; Changes to holiday pay calculation and carrying over leave entitlement; Parental bereavement leave and pay; Employer not liable for data breach by employee; Brexit and data transfers to Japan; Changes to agency worker rights in April 2020      




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