After it was discovered that the chairperson of the works council had forged certificates by using the employer's stamp to confirm receipt of works council documents, the employer reported...

Domestic violence leave is a new type of leave providing for five days paid leave per year for an employee who is suffering, or has suffered, domestic violence.

importance of acting adequately as an employer when responding to reports of transgressive behaviour is once again highlighted in a recent ruling by the ‘s-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal.

According to the Swedish Employee's Right to Educational Leave Act, employees who wish to study are entitled to study leave. In the recently ruled case, the employee B.R...

A reform of the old-age and survivors' insurance (AHV) has been in force since 1 January 2024. The reform is financed by an increased retirement age for women and by an increase in VAT.

The changes to the flexible working regime which are now in force are...

An employer and an employee were in dispute over a claim for payment of outstanding annual leave after termination of employment. This is because, upon termination, existing annual leave...

A follow-up report on the four-day working week by Autonomy, Making It Stick: The UK Four Day Week Pilot One Year On, has found that 89% of the 61 organisations that took part in the trial in 2022...

The employer was of the opinion that the evidential value of the certificate of incapacity for work was compromised because the sick leave covered exactly the notice period.

The plenary of the House of Representatives of the Congress approved in the fourth debate bill 081/22S-195/23C, which seeks to approve Convention 183...

The new Labour Procedural Code Bill that was recently filed will establish a new Labour and Social Security Procedural Code with the purpose of streamlining procedures...

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

After a political thriller, the proposed Platform Work Directive has finally taken its final form and is now set to be formally approved at the end of April...

The European Works Council Directive of 6 May 2009 defines when and how such Councils must be put in place and their right to be informed and/or consulted on transnational issues.

An employee ("AA") worked as a saleswoman for a car company. From February 2018, AA was on sick leave and received sickness benefits from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

The employee, Mrs. Wright-Turner, held the position of Director of Public Service Reform at Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council for less than nine months.

Ms. Omooba is a Christian actor, who was cast to play the role of Celie in the stage production of The Color Purple. Celie is widely regarded as a lesbian role and, when Ms. Omooba's casting was announced...

The City & Guilds Neurodiversity Index Report 2024 found that more organisations are focusing on neuro-inclusion, with an increase in employers...

The second part focuses on how data protection law applies to specific workplace scenarios, including sickness absence records and occupational health schemes...

It is not unusual for employers to require foreign employees to sign repayment agreements that require the employee to repay some or all required immigration...