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Welcome to the 1st edition of our International Employment law Bulletin. We are further adding to our suite of bulletins and publications by this dedicated newsletter focusing on developments and other aspects of international employment law. The first edition of our newsletter is composed by the Fieldfisher Employment teams of our offices in Belgium, UK, France and Germany and our close associated firm in Italy La Scala. In future editions there will be contributions from other international employment lawyers across the world that we work closely with.
In this edition:
Belgium: New Social penal Code
This new Code will lead to a more efficient and uniform sanctioning of employers who violate the Belgian labour and social security legislation. The Code enters into force at the latest on July 1 2011. Read More
France: Beware of the Non-Compete Clause
While the amount to pay for non-compete obligations is mostly left to the parties' negotiation, the timing of such payment is under the strict control of the French Supreme Court. Read More
Germany: Federal Labour Court strengthens rights of pregnant job applicants
The Court has strengthened the position of pregnant job applicants to claim compensation and damages under the General Equal Treatment Act. Read More
Italy: Good news for flexibility and employee management
Employment law reform introduces substantial changes to fixed term contracts, management of contentious matters and the option for parties to agree the reason for future dismissal. Read More
UK: Abolition of default retirement age
UK Government has indicated that it will not be easy for employers to justify a compulsory retirement age when the default retirement age is phased out from 6 April 2011. Read More