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Quarterly Employment Law Insights Q3 2025

Welcome to our quarterly employment update. This update contains a selection of the most important employment law developments in the Netherlands, with respect to legislation and case law.

Netherlands Employment

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A&O Shearman

The Netherlands: No Longer Offering Work Can Amount To Wrongful Termination

The hospitality industry often employs flexible hours staff such as dishwashers, cleaners and kitchen helpers. Called in during busy periods, such employees work less during quiet periods.

Netherlands Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The Netherlands: Fixed Business Closure? Keep An Eye On Your Sick Employees' Vacation Days

The holiday period is nearly upon us again. Lots of businesses, even those in the hospitality industry, close for a few days or weeks a year. During a business closure like this in the Netherlands, employees are usually expected to take vacation days.

Netherlands Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

US Fund Managers: Efficient Structuring Of Luxembourg Staff Via Global Employment Contracts – New York Office Snippet

US fund managers (USFM) often turn to Luxembourg for EU capital raising and structuring EU-based transactions. The Luxembourg fund vehicles and asset acquisition companies (jointly, LuxCos)...

Luxembourg Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

The Netherlands: Risks Of Dormant Employment

Netherlands Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The Netherlands: No Longer Offering Work Is Not Dismissal

Netherlands Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Poland's Entrepreneur Test: End Of B2B Contracts For IT And Self-Employed Professionals?

Poland Commercial

DK

Dudkowiak & Putyra Business Lawyers

Ireland Employment Law Round-Up: What's Ahead For Employers

Ireland Employment

W

Walkers

Employee Or Contractor? Revenue Gives Employers An Opportunity To Correct Payroll Issues – Without Penalty

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

HR In The Know 4/2025: Draft Act On Expanding The Powers Of The National Labour Inspectorate: Reclassification Of Civil Law Contracts

Poland Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Serie A's New Collective Bargaining Agreement: What Football Clubs And Players Need To Know

Italy Employment

WL

Withers LLP

Abandonment Of Employment: Legal Risks And Employer Responsibilities

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

US Fund Managers - What To Know Before Hiring Staff In Luxembourg

Luxembourg Employment

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Mandatory Trade Union Membership In Malta: A Short-Lived Proposal

Malta Employment

GA

GVZH Advocates

Revenue Provides Employers With Disclosure Opportunity To Regularise Misclassification Of Self-employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Understanding TARIC, Dual-Use Goods, And Compliance Obligations

Cyprus International

CA

CYAUSE Audit Services Ltd

Focused Monitoring, Proportionate Supervision Under The FIAU AML/CFT Supervisory Plan 2025/2026

Malta Government

FM

Finance Malta

ESG Claims In Marketing Communications: What You Need To Know | Eyes On ESG (Video)

Luxembourg Commercial

AM

Arendt & Medernach

Central Bank Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook 2025

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Nouvelles demandes en appel : attention à la recevabilité

Une salariée, engagée en tant qu'agent de service, avait conclu plusieurs contrats à durée déterminée à temps partiel entre 2014 et 2017.

France Employment

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Bignon Lebray

Social Security Code Amendments On Monetary Benefits In Bulgaria

As of July 1, 2025, there was no explicit prohibition in the Bulgarian labor legislation preventing individuals on leave for pregnancy and childbirth, childcare leave for a child up to the age of 2, adoption leave for a child up to the age of 5, or childcare leave for a child up to the age of 8 by the father.

Cyprus Employment

E

Eurofast

Digital Employment Card Expansion: Ministerial Decision 16973/2025 Broadens Coverage To Additional Sectors

On June 26, 2025, Ministerial Decision 16973/2025 (the "Decision") came into effect, significantly expanding the scope of the Digital Employment Card (the "Digital Card") measure.

Greece Employment

KP

Karatzas & Partners

Cross-Border Conversions To And From Cyprus Under The New Mobility Directive

Further to a recent amendment of Companies Law, Cap.113 by the adoption of the Directive (EU) 2019/2121(‘The Mobility Directive') which amended the Directive 2017/1132...

Cyprus Commercial

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

Employment Law Alert: Ministerial Decision No 113169/2023

Greece Employment

KP

Karatzas & Partners

C-441/2023: The ECJ Interprets Article 3(1)(b) Of The Directive On Temporary Agency Work, Significantly Reinforcing Its Protective Framework

Greece Employment

KP

Karatzas & Partners

International Recruitment To Finland – Key Employment Law Considerations

Finland Employment

D

Dottir

Companies May Turn To ESOPs To Drive Retention And Engagement Of Employees

Malta Employment

GA

GVZH Advocates

CCTV At Work And Personality Rights: Recent Greek Court Judgment Raises Further Questions

Greece Employment

BP

Ballas Pelecanos & Associates

Registration Of Essential Employment Terms In Ergani: New Deadline For Cypriot Employers

Cyprus Employment

CD

Chrysses Demetriades & Co

Draft Law To Amend The Law Of 29 August 2008 On The Free Movement Of Persons And Immigration: Between The Desire For Integration And The Need To Manage Migratory Flows

Luxembourg Employment

B

BSP

The Proposed Traineeship Directive

Malta Employment

GA

GVZH Advocates

Long Time No See-Der Richtige Umgang Mit Urlaubsansprüchen Langzeiterkrankter

Germany Employment

KA

Kuttner Attorneys at Law

Ab Wann Profitieren Teilzeitbeschäftigte Von Überstundenzuschlägen?

Germany Employment

K

Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Draft Law To Amend The Law Of 29 August 2008 On The Free Movement Of Persons And Immigration: Between The Desire For Integration And The Need To Manage Migratory Flows

Draft Law No 8586 amending the law of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration (the "Draft Law") was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies on 21 July.

Luxembourg Employment

B

BSP

The Proposed Traineeship Directive

On the 19th June 2025, EU Ministers within the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy) (EPSCO) have agreed on their negotiating position (‘general approach') on a proposed...

Malta Employment

GA

GVZH Advocates

Long Time No See-Der Richtige Umgang Mit Urlaubsansprüchen Langzeiterkrankter

Die Krankenstände im privaten und öffentlichen Sektor befinden sich auf einem historischen Rekordniveau. Für viele Unternehmen bedeutet das zunächst einmal Unsicherheit – vor allem im Hinblick auf die wirtschaftlichen Folgen

Germany Employment

KA

Kuttner Attorneys at Law

Ab Wann Profitieren Teilzeitbeschäftigte Von Überstundenzuschlägen?

Teilzeitbeschäftigte dürfen beim Entgelt nicht anders behandelt werden als Vollzeitbeschäftigte, es sei denn, es liegt ein sachlicher Grund für die unterschiedliche Behandlung vor.

Germany Employment

K

Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Job Architecture: The Key To Modern HR Work And Legally Compliant Remuneration

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Employment Rights In Ireland: A Guide For Employers And Employees

Whether you're an employer or employee, you will get a good insight, from this blog, into the most common issues surrounding employment law in Ireland.

Ireland Employment

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

Malta Labour Migration Policy

Malta is entering a new chapter in its approach to labour migration. On 1 August 2025, the first set of measures under the newly issued Malta Labour Migration Policy will come into effect, reshaping how foreign nationals...

Malta Immigration

GT

Grant Thornton Malta

Les mauvais résultats d'une campagne d'influence ne justifient pas la résiliation du contrat. (Video)

Les mauvais résultats d'une campagne d'influence ne justifient pas la résiliation du contrat.

France Employment

IA

Influxio Avocats

New Employer Contributions For Apprenticeships In France

Earlier this month, France introduced changes to the funding arrangements for apprenticeship training. Aimed at ensuring better management and sustainability...

France Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Belgium Employment

AdLex Advocaten & Bemiddelaars

Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - Current Trends And Section 5(5) Defence Explored

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Expert Employment Law Support In Luxembourg

Luxembourg Employment

LS

Luther Luxembourg S.A.

Corporate Immigration 2025

Portugal Immigration

SRS Legal

Tax And Legal Considerations Of The New Impatriate Regime

Luxembourg Employment

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Cyprus ERGANI And The EU Pay Transparency Directive

Cyprus Employment

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

Generative AI & Employee IP: Who Owns Work Created By Employees Using AI Tools?

Worldwide Technology

E

Eurofast

Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Top 10 FAQs

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Is The World Adapting To The Digital Nomad? Part 2 (Video)

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

From Competitor To Competitor

Germany Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

New Legislation For Flexible Workers In The Making

Netherlands Employment

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Focus On Labour Law - 2nd Quarter 2025

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Before You Pack Your Holiday Bags: Do You Have These Essential Employment Law Updates Under Control?

Finland Employment

HS

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd

Termination Of Employment: When Is It Inevitable?

Lithuania Employment

TJ

Triniti Jurex

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Les mauvais résultats d'une campagne d'influence ne justifient pas la résiliation du contrat. (Video)

IA

Influxio Avocats

Is The World Adapting To The Digital Nomad? Part 2 (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

Employment Advisory & Recruitment In Malta (Video)

CG

CSB Group

Cyprus Remote Employer: Why It Makes Perfect Sense: Hire In Cyprus Without Cyprus Corporate Set Up (Article & Video)

CA

CYAUSE Audit Services Ltd

3 Minutes On Essential Terms (Video)

AM

Arendt & Medernach

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