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In most countries around the world it is possible for employers to offer a probationary period at the beginning of a contract of employment.

Further to the 2017-2018 inter-trade agreements and to the works undertaken within the Group of 10, the National Labour Council drafted an advice on the legislation

Our Global HR Law Guide takes you through the legal aspects of the entire employment journey, with 16 chapters from recruitment through to pensions...

Our Global HR Law Guide takes you through the legal aspects of the entire employment journey, with 16 chapters from recruitment...

The case concerns a prejudicial question from a Polish court regarding a dispute between a fixed-term worker and his former employer.

In a judgment dated 20 January 2023, the French-speaking Labour Court of Brussels recognised the status of "whistleblower" for a private sector worker, in application of European case law...

In the event of dismissal of an employee for serious cause in Belgium, the letter notifying the employee must describe the facts underlying the serious cause in a precise and detailed manner.

In a judgement of 14 June 2021, the Supreme Court ruled on a dispute over the sale of a car. The parties both claimed having agreed on a different price.

A recent legislative proposal sets out the future rules regarding the obligation to motivate the dismissal of contractual workers in the public sector and offer protection against manifestly unreasonable dismissal.

The Brussels' Labour Court recently ruled that the evidence that an employer had gathered after exploring its employee's email inbox was unlawful. The employer's subsequent termination for ‘just cause'...

On February 29th, the parliament approved the draft act on the justification of dismissal and manifestly unfair dismissal of contractual employees in the public sector.

An Act has been passed to enhance the protection of employees undergoing fertility treatments.

Stock options and share awards have become integral components of senior employee compensation packages, but what happens to these equity-based benefits when employment ends? This comprehensive analysis examines how 29 countries worldwide handle the inclusion of stock options, RSUs, and other share awards in severance pay calculations, revealing significant variations in legal approaches and employer obligations.

Employers navigating collective redundancy exercises across the Netherlands, Ireland, and Poland face distinct legal frameworks governing redeployment obligations. While Dutch law mandates thorough documentation of alternative role searches as a condition for termination, Irish employers must integrate redeployment considerations into consultation and fair dismissal procedures, and Polish law treats redeployment primarily as a workforce preservation measure implemented through consensual or formal variation

In its judgment of 23 March 2023, the Constitutional Court confirmed that it is not discriminatory to provide special dismissal protection for contractual staff who execute (or were candidate for)...

The social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismissal.

In a decision dated 26 October 2023, the Data Protection Authority (BE DPA) sets out the principles relating to communicating dismissal for serious cause.