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France: Revisions to the Afep-Medef code – corporate governance code for listed companies ("say on pay")
The Afep and the Medef have revised the corporate governance code for listed companies (the previous version was released in 2010). The revisions …
Report: Board minimum quotas for women - Where would male gender discrimination start?
Will the increased global focus on gender diversity on corporate boards distort the merit-based appointments process and result in sex discrimination …
France: Important changes to employment law
Last week the French Parliament adopted a major employment law which will have a significant impact on companies with a workforce in France. …
Important change for hotel, café and restaurant businesses in France: automatic transfer of employees on a change in service providers
There has been an important change to the provisions of the national collective bargaining agreement applying to all hotel, café and restaurant …
CRD IV - EU Bankers' Bonus Cap
The European Commission intends to replace the existing Capital Requirements Directive (2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC) (CRD) with a regulation and a …
France: New rights to workers and greater flexibility to employers
After several months of negotiations between the French social partners, employers' associations and employee trade unions, a national inter-professional …
EU gender directive passes subsidiarity test
As previously reported, on 14 November 2012 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a gender Directive which plans to introduce a 40% …
Pay in lieu of holiday: EU law allows calculation using pay rate applicable when accrued
Employers may be able to pay in lieu of accrued but unused annual leave on termination only at the rate of pay applicable during the period the leave was …
EU publishes draft directive on board gender diversity
The European Commission has published a draft Directive which aims to improve gender diversity on boards of EU listed companies. The draft sets …
Europe: Fixed-term employees: claims based on former fixed-term status permitted
Employers should not disadvantage an employee due to their former fixed term status. The ECJ has ruled that EU law permits employees to bring …
Europe: Collective redundancy consultation: ECJ fails to rule on trigger due to lack of jurisdiction
Uncertainty remains over the trigger point for collective redundancy consultation where a strategic business decision foreseeably or inevitably leads to …
EU Directive regarding women on boards postponed
Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, has announced today that the European Commission's vote on her …
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