International Perspectives: Labor and Employment Newsletter

Risk, Reward, and Reform: Remuneration Practices
The big-bonus culture associated with financial services institutions worldwide has been heavily criticised in the media as being one of the main… read more

New Consultation on Implementing the Temporary Agency Workers Directive
In our LawFlash on 28 October 2008, we reported that the European Parliament had approved the Temporary Agency Workers Directive 2008/104/EC… read more

New Data Protection Legislation in Germany
Prior to the general elections in September, data protection in employment had become again a topic on the German Federal Parliament’s agenda… read more

Worker Can Defer Annual Leave Until After Period of Sick Leave
Article 7 of the Working Time Directive (which applies to all European Union Member States) entitles all workers to a minimum of four weeks’ paid annual leave… read more