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France: The Loi Travail - Briefing 1
This is the first of our detailed briefings in relation to the Macron labour law reforms and will cover the subject of caps on tribunal damages. …
France: The Loi Travail - Introduction
One of Emmanuel Macron's key campaign promises was the reform of laws relating to employees partly, in order to help French companies respond in a more …
France : New rules on unemployment benefits (convention d'assurance chômage)
On 14 April 2017 the latest unemployment insurance agreement (convention d'assurance chômage) was agreed by trade unions and employers' organisations and …
EU: Article 29 Working Party provides guidance on processing of employees’ personal data at work
Modern technology enables employees to be tracked over time, across workplaces and their homes, through many different devices, such as smartphones, …
Europe: Statutory holiday pay claims- EU Advocate-General publishes opinion on workers denied paid holiday
The ECJ Advocate-General has given his opinion in King v The Sash Window Workshop that employers must make ‘adequate facilities’ (eg, contractual rights …
France: New obligation in relation to the social security coverage of employees seconded to work in France
In principle, an employee is covered by the social security regime which is applicable in the country where he is carrying out his work – ie, employees …
France: Important new decision in relation to the automatic transfer of employees
The French Supreme Court has recently issued an important new decision relating to the automatic transfer of employees in the case of asset transfers …
Updated HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers
Employment law issues rarely determine the strategy for a multi-jurisdictional business acquisition, but they can certainly give rise to significant …
France: Employees' right to disconnect from IT devices - new provisions in force from 1 January 2017
The French government has recently passed a wide set of employment law reforms, as part of the Labour Act (the "loi Travail", Loi n° 2016-1088 …
UK: HSF Global Guide to Whistleblowing
Herbert Smith Freehills has published the first edition of a Global Guide to Whistleblowing, providing a quick reference guide to the law and culture …
France: Macron law adopted
Law n°2015 990 for growth, activity and equality of economic opportunities, the Macron Law, was finally adopted on 6 August 2015. This law covers a wide …
France: Introduction of a cap for Employment Tribunal awards
The French Government has proposed a new law intended to cap tribunal damages awards in respect of unlawful dismissals. The bill has not yet been finally …
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