International Employment Law Update

	May 2010 - Contents
	Belgium at Work
		Private use of a mobile phone provided by the employer: New rules to estimate the benefit for social security purposes are revoked
		Premium for elder employees who voluntarily choose to perform less heavy work with the same employer
		Anti-crisis measures extended
		Mentors are cheap
	China TIPs
		Female Employee Protection in China
		Latest Minimum Salary and Average Monthly Salary
	Law at Work
		Extending paternity leave and pay - The changes and their impact on employers
		Dismissal for failure to counsel same-sex couples is not religious discrimination. Employee refused permission to appeal to Court of Appeal
		Whistleblowing – Allegation that employer's proposal to change the terms of a discretionary redundancy scheme was "disgusting" did not amount to a qualifying disclosure
		The Bribery Act 2010
		The New Government – A link to our update on key employment, pensions and immigration policies and developing issues
	France at Work
		Terminations by mutual agreement and economic difficulties
		Partial transfer of company: what happens to the employment contract of the employee who has been partially assigned to the transferred business?
		The Development of Telecommuting
	Germany at Work
		Who would have thought that volcanic ash might ever place a strain on employment relationships in Germany?
		New jurisdiction on compensation of holidays in case of illness – Extra holidays for disabled persons and holidays granted by collective bargaining agreements
		Introduction into German Employment Law: The German Social Security System

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Cyber surveillance at the work place
8 June 2010
Taylor Wessing Belgium is holding a lunch debate that will give an update on all dos and dont's in relation to privacy issues at the work place.

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From Recession to Recovery
17 June 2010
Taylor Wessing's second European Human Resources Conference, Frankfurt

All change? The post-election landscape for employers
29 June 2010
Breakfast Briefing to update you on this post election landscape, and to assess the legal impact on the Government's inherited laws and proposed policies on these issues.

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