From 1 November, employees in Austria must comply with the ‘3G' rule, meaning they must be vaccinated against COVID-19, have recovered from COVID-19 or have a very recent negative test result to access the workplace.

In principle, employers' supplements to temporarily unemployed workers are exempt from social security contributions as a supplement to a statutory social security benefit, namely unemployment benefits.

Belgium has expanded its Anti-Discrimination Act to cover individuals' ‘state of health', which means their past medical history is now covered.

As a result of the revised Posted Workers Directive, EU Member States are required to amend their posting rules before 30 July 2020. On 28 May 2020, the Belgian Parliament approved the draft Act...

The Danish High Court has ruled it was not contrary to the Anti-Discrimination Act for a school to dismiss a physical education teacher who refused to attend work on a Saturday for religious reasons.

In 2019, the Belgian legal framework for the employment of foreign workers was drastically revised. In order to be able to work in Belgium on a long-term basis,...

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has ruled that the presence of third parties' personal data is not a reason to refuse and employee access to his or her personnel file.

he fires have impacted the environment, biodiversity, farming, cattle ranching, and human health as a whole, including the health of workers in the affected regions.

On 29 January 2021, the government of Canada announced several new requirements for travellers entering Canada in a further attempt to curb the rapid transmission of COVID-19 and its variants.

In a ground-breaking decision released on 25 February 2020, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the ‘Board') determined that Foodora couriers are employees and, as such, are eligible to apply to unionise Foodora.

The Danish Ministry of Employment has issued guidelines on the assessment of occupational injury cases where employees are ill with COVID-19.

The Danish Labour Court has ruled that a bank could prohibit its employees from investing in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

The European Union has introduced a groundbreaking directive aimed at transforming the gig economy by establishing new protections for platform workers.

The EU is expected to propose legislation this year to improve conditions for young people participating in internships and traineeships.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that homophobic statements made about recruitment policy in the context of a radio interview breached the anti-discrimination directive, because there was a link...

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The main provisions of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation have been in force since 2021, but compliance remains a challenge for many market participants.

Countries are moving forward with implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive through proposals, draft bills and legislation.

The European Commission has confirmed it will not delay the EU Pay Transparency Directive's June 2026 transposition deadline, despite concerns from businesses about regulatory burden and administrative complexity.

What has changed in Ireland with the implementation of the revised Posted Workers Directive? This article provides guidance.