Europe: Employment and HR

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UK fire and rehire reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 could unexpectedly impact outsourcing arrangements where service providers don't take on customer employees.

When property or asset managers change hands in the United Kingdom, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) can automatically transfer employees to the new manager...

The European Commission's proposal for an EU Inc. promises faster, digital incorporation and more harmonised corporate structures across Member States. But can this new framework genuinely reduce legal fragmentation and strengthen Europe's competitive position, or does it simply add another layer to an already complex corporate landscape?

İşverenler, çalışanlarına verdikleri eğitimler aracılığıyla hem işgücünün niteliğini artırmayı hem de yapılan eğitim yatırımının belirli bir süre iş ilişkisine yansımasını sağlamayı amaçlar. Bu nedenle uygulamada, çalışanın eğitimden sonra belirli bir süre işyerinde çalışmayı taahhüt ettiği; bu süreden önce ayrılması hâlinde ise eğitim giderlerinin tamamını veya bir kısmını geri ödemeyi üstlendiği sözleşme kayıtlarına sıkça rastlanmaktadır.

Employers provide training to their employees both to improve the quality of their workforce and to ensure that the investment made in such training benefits the employment relationship for a certain period of time. For this reason, contractual provisions under which an employee undertakes to remain employed for a certain period after receiving training and, if they leave before the expiry of that period, to reimburse all or part of the training costs are frequently encountered in practice.

The acquisition of assets or business operations out of insolvency proceedings presents distinct legal challenges under German law, particularly regarding the automatic transfer of employment relationships. The "acquirer concept" (Erwerberkonzept) offers a legally reliable solution that enables workforce restructuring while avoiding prohibited terminations based solely on the transfer of operations.

After six weeks of bruising election campaigning – not to mention recent years in which politics has strained the UK's long-founded reputation for consensus and stable policymaking – the nation wakes up on 5 July with a major shift in the landscape.

Losing your job is one of the most stressful experiences an employee can face. If you believe your employer has dismissed you without a fair reason or without following a fair procedure, you may have been unfairly...

Ireland's Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 takes effect on June 29, 2026, granting employees the right to refuse retirement at contractual ages below the State pension age of 66. How will this legislation impact occupational pension schemes, particularly regarding benefit accrual, contribution payments, and the timing of member entitlements?

Employees working across borders often continue their existing pension schemes during temporary foreign employment, but this seemingly straightforward practice raises critical tax considerations that are frequently overlooked. When foreign pension contributions fail to meet specific exemption criteria under Belgian tax law, they may be treated as taxable income, potentially leading to economic double taxation at the payment stage. Recent guidance from Dutch tax authorities on their "balance scheme" mechanis

The Italian tax authorities have issued a significant ruling on pension taxation following EDF's nationalization by the French State. A French resident considering relocation to Italy questioned whether this change in ownership could reclassify their CNIEG pension from a social security benefit to a government pension, potentially shifting exclusive taxing rights to France. The authorities' response provides important insights for similar situations involving state-owned entities performing commercial activ