Brexit and Employment Law

Background It has been claimed that over the years of EU membership that  EU employment and social legislation has been a drag on UK productivity. It is claimed that the UK’s international competitiveness could be ...

Atypical Worker Protection

Fixed Term Workers An EU directive establishes minimum requirements relating to fixed-term work. The purpose is to ensure equal treatment of workers and prevent abuse arising from successive employment contracts. The ...

Working Hours

Working Time The EU working time directives lay down general requirements in relation to the organization of working time. It deals with provisions of daily, weekly, rest, annual leave, night work and shift work. ...

Information and Consultation

Terms of Employment The EU has enacted a number of directives designed to keep employees informed of basic information in respect of their employment. There is a directive which requires that employees be told ...

Employment Equality

Early Developments and Gender Pay The EU treaty provides the principle of equality of treatment in employment.  The provisions of equality have had a dramatic effect on employment equality through the European Union. ...

Social Insurance

Amendments to the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Introduction This Part sets out proposed amendments to the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 with ...

European Pension Body

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) The 2008 financial crisis brought to light shortcomings in European Union (EU) financial supervision. Based in Frankfurt, the European Insurance and ...

EU Pension Rights

Managing collective retirement schemes — occupational pension funds Directive (EU) 2016/2341 — activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision It sets out minimum harmonisation rules ...

Work Life Balance

Parental leave Revised Framework Agreement between European social partners on parental leave – Council Directive 2010/18/EU — It implements the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by the European ...

EU / UK Social Security Withdrawal

Guidance Guidance relating to the UK’s operational implementation of the social security coordination provisions of Part 2 of the EU Withdrawal Agreement: Citizens’ Rights Published 11 November 2020 New rules for ...
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