Crossing the Atlantic: A Comparison of US and UK Employment Concepts

?For U.S. companies contemplating an expansion into the U.K., there are a number of employment-related factors to consider, as the requirements for employers and rights of employees differ significantly across the pond.... Read more »

EU: Use of Wearables at Work—How Secure Is Employee Data?

?Whether smartwatches, data glasses, gloves with sensors and scanners or fitness trackers for company health programs, wearables are becoming increasingly popular as digitalization progresses and offer employers an excellent opportunity to optimize... Read more »

UK Government Makes Reforms to Child Care Sector

?Family-friendly employment experts in the United Kingdom say they are thrilled to hear the U.K. government will make a significant financial investment in the country’s child care sector in coming years, but... Read more »

Spain Requires Paid Menstrual Leave

?When Spain passed a bill guaranteeing paid menstrual leave for women, headlines framed the impending change as straightforward. How the bill, which will begin to be enforced on June 1, is implemented... Read more »

EU: ECJ Strengthens Position of Data Protection Officers

?On Feb. 9, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) determined that the German regulations for the dismissal of data protection officers may be stricter than the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stipulates.... Read more »

Europe: ChatGPT’s Use and Misuse in the Workplace

?If you had any doubts about the disruptive nature of generative artificial intelligence, the arrival of ChatGPT should have put them to bed. The language processing tool has been a runaway hit... Read more »

HR Policies in the UK: Contractual or Noncontractual?

?The case of Department for Transport v. Sparks is a helpful reminder that just because a provision is contained in a policy in the U.K., rather than the contract of employment itself, does not... Read more »

France: Macron Pushes Through Retirement Reform

?French President Emmanuel Macron applied a special constitutional power on March 16 to bypass parliament and enact a controversial pensions bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. We’ve gathered articles... Read more »

UK: Pay Attention to Restrictive Covenants

?With a cost-of-living crisis and a buoyant hiring market in the U.K., many employees might take the opportunity in 2023 to leave their current employment for new positions. This means employers should... Read more »

Strikes Over France’s Proposed Retirement Reforms Continue

?Strikes have continued over the proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron’s government to put its pension system on firmer financial footing by raising the retirement age from 62 years old to 64.... Read more »
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