Worldwide: Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

When can an employer in Malta dismiss an employee without conducting a disciplinary hearing? A recent Industrial Tribunal decision challenges the established norm that procedure always prevails over merits, examining the circumstances under which repeated insubordination and workplace safety violations may justify summary dismissal without formal disciplinary proceedings.

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled that workers operating through the Temper platform are temporary agency employees rather than self-employed contractors, fundamentally challenging the platform's business model and classification practices.

The Italian Supreme Court has drawn a clear line between unlawful dismissals and offensive dismissals in a landmark ruling.

In a landmark decision dated 18 November 20241, the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation/Hof van Cassatie) ruled that the absence of a formal designation does not exclude an employee from the legal protection...

Το Τμήμα Φορολογίας ενημερώνει ότι, η ημερομηνία υποβολής της Ετήσιας Δήλωσης Παρακράτησης Φόρου

In a new Workplace Relations Commission (the "WRC") decision (Fernando Oliveira v Ryanair DAC), (the "Ryanair case"), the WRC characterised the employee claimant's submission, drafted with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence...

On 15 April 2025, the Danish Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment clarifying that the Danish Equal Treatment Act...

On 5 March 2025, the European Commission and the European cross-industry social partners have concluded a Pact for Social Dialogue in which they take joint initiatives to strengthen social dialogue at EU level.

In Belgium, the language rules for the use of documents in social relations (from employers to employees) are very strict and of public order.