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| India

India: Ministry of Labour and Employment proposes to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

The Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (“Act”)…

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| Germany

Germany: Statutory accident insurance protection also applies on a “trial day”

An applicant, who injures himself during a “trial day” at…

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| Germany

Germany: Fixed-term employment without objective grounds is valid despite the general prohibition of pre-employment, if the previous employment relationship ended 22 years ago

Following a ruling by the German Federal Constitution Court and…

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| Germany

Germany: A business trip paid by the employer counts as working time and, therefore, this time has to be taken into account when determining the duration of the employment relationship in terms of the validity of a fixed-term

Fixed-term employment agreements without objective grounds are only permissible under…

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| France

France: Saving pension reform – the new retirement products may be available as of 1 October 2019

Following the publication of the Retirement Savings Reform Ordinance under…

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| France

France: Any employee exposed to a toxic substance may seek compensation from his employer

An employee who justifies an exposure to a toxic substance…

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European Union: The new Commission is taking shape – von der Leyen’s plans for a social Europe

Ursula von der Leyen, who will follow Jean-Claude Juncker as…

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| Colombia

Colombia: Summary of recent legislative amendments

In the past month, there have been several legislative developments…

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| China

China: Brokerage agreement between company and individual streamer is not an employment relationship

The court of second instance in Beijing ruled that the…

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| Chile

Chile: Meaning and scope of Telemarketers law defined

The Department of Labour sets out the meaning and scope…

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| Brazil

Brazil: 2019 Brazilian Economic Freedom Act reduces the state intervention in the economy

On 20 September 2019, the Brazilian federal government enacted Law…

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| Belgium

Belgium: Practical Insights for the European Works Council

The European Works Council Directive is an interesting and important…

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