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When Beauty Hurts The Pay Cheque – New Tattoo Ruling In Germany

There has been some discussion in Germany recently over the question of sick pay entitlement, an employer's obligation to pay sick pay and the degree of control an employer has over the entitlement.

Germany Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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

Employee Share Option Plans ("ESOPS") are employee benefit schemes that allow such to gain ownership in the company through shares options and retention mechanisms.

Malta Employment

GA

GVZH Advocates

New Legal Framework On Workplace Violence And Harassment In Cyprus

On 11 April 2025, Cyprus enacted Law 42(I)/2025, officially titled The Prevention and Combating of Violence and Harassment in the Workplace Law of 2025.

Cyprus Employment

CD

Chrysses Demetriades & Co

Digital Work Card Expansion

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has announced, by virtue of Ministerial Decision 16973/2025 (Government Gazette B' 3271/25.06.2025), the compulsory extension of the Digital Employment Card system to additional sectors of the Greek economy.

Greece Employment

BP

Ballas Pelecanos & Associates

Key Employment Law Reforms: Flexibility, Simplification, And Protection For Workers And Employers

Greece Employment

BP

Ballas Pelecanos & Associates

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

Company Pension Schemes: Must-haves And Minimisation Of Liability When Implementing By Means Of Direct Insurance

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Απόφαση Ανωτάτου Δικαστηρίου Η.B. που καθορίζει τον ορισμό «αρσενικό» και «θηλυκό»με αναφορά στο αρχικό βιολογικό φύλο

Cyprus Employment

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Ioannides Demetriou

Betriebliche Altersversorgung: Must-haves und Haftungsminimierung bei der Durchführung über Direktversicherungen

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

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

Malta Consults On Pension Auto-enrolment

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

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

L'IA face à notre libre arbitre (Video)

France Technology

HA

Haas Avocats

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

Worldwide Technology

E

Eurofast

IP Quick Tip: The Limits Of UPC Cross-border Powers (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Ocean Vision Legal: Saving The Ocean Through Law (Ocean Litigation And Ocean Rights) (Video)

Germany Environment

OV

Ocean Vision Legal

Malta's New Migration Policy: What Third Country Nationals Need To Know In 2025

Malta Immigration

AB

Attard Baldacchino

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Labour and Employment

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Modifications du Code pénal social - Sanctions en cas de non-respect des dispositions relatives aux horaires flottants

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Part-time And Fixed-Term Employment In Denmark

Denmark Employment

PS

Poul Schmith

FAQ: Employment Law In Denmark – Part 5 – Restrictive Covenants

Denmark Employment

PS

Poul Schmith

FAQ: Employment Law In Denmark – Part 4

Denmark Employment

PS

Poul Schmith

FAQ: Employment Law In Denmark – Part 3

Denmark Employment

PS

Poul Schmith

FAQ: Employment Law In Denmark – Part 2

Denmark Employment

PS

Poul Schmith

FAQ: Employment Law In Denmark – Part 1

Denmark Employment

PS

Poul Schmith

Health & Safety

When Beauty Hurts The Pay Cheque – New Tattoo Ruling In Germany

There has been some discussion in Germany recently over the question of sick pay entitlement, an employer's obligation to pay sick pay and the degree of control an employer has over the entitlement.

Germany Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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

A recent Greek court ruling issued by the Piraeus Single Member Court of First Instance addressed the legality of the installation of video cameras monitoring an employee's activities during his work shift at his work space, without his consent.

Greece Employment

BP

Ballas Pelecanos & Associates

The Implementation Of Telework Law Framework

The landscape of work has undergone significant transformation in recent years, which was particularly accelerated by the global pandemic. Teleworking has become increasingly common, prompting the need for a clear legislative framework to govern its implementation.

Cyprus Media & IT

ID

Ioannides Demetriou

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

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Austria Employment

Gerlach Rechtsanwalte

The CP Legislative Updates Series – June 2025

Malta Commercial

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

July's Heat Hits Hard: Italy Moves To Safeguard Workers

Italy Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Hygiène, Sécurité Et Conditions De Travail | Sélection De Jurisprudence – France | Premier Semestre 2025

France Employment

D

Dechert

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Belgium Employment

AdLex Advocaten & Bemiddelaars

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Whistleblowing

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Austria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Austria Employment

Gerlach Rechtsanwalte

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Belgium, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Belgium Employment

AdLex Advocaten & Bemiddelaars

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

The RDJ Employment Team is seeing an increasing number of claims under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the "2014 Act") in practice.

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Whistleblowing In Northern Ireland

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Trade Secrets Versus Whistleblower Protection

European Union IP

DG

Dennemeyer S.A.

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Luxembourg Employment

B

BSP

Whistleblowing Directive Tracker

Worldwide Employment

WT

Wolf Theiss

Employment And Labour Law Comparative Guide

Luxembourg Employment

LS

Luther S.A.

Eye On Economic Crime: UK, Swiss And French International Anti-Corruption Taskforce

France Criminal

MB

Mayer Brown

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Employee Benefits & Compensation

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

Employee Share Option Plans ("ESOPS") are employee benefit schemes that allow such to gain ownership in the company through shares options and retention mechanisms.

Malta Employment

GA

GVZH Advocates

Key Employment Law Reforms: Flexibility, Simplification, And Protection For Workers And Employers

The recent Bill of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, titled "Fair Work for Everyone-Legislative Simplification – Support for the Employees – Protection in Practice," aims to eliminate paper-based procedures, expedite the hiring process, reduce bureaucracy, and enhance the enforcement role of the Hellenic Labour Inspectorate.

Greece Employment

BP

Ballas Pelecanos & Associates

Key Considerations For Cross-Border Employment In Belgium

Belgium is a strategic business hub. Thanks to its central location in Europe, it offers easy access to neighbouring countries and even the United Kingdom.

Belgium Immigration

C

CONVINUS

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

Cyprus Employment

CD

Chrysses Demetriades & Co

Company Pension Schemes: Must-haves And Minimisation Of Liability When Implementing By Means Of Direct Insurance

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Betriebliche Altersversorgung: Must-haves und Haftungsminimierung bei der Durchführung über Direktversicherungen

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

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

Malta Consults On Pension Auto-enrolment

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Long Time No See-Der Richtige Umgang Mit Urlaubsansprüchen Langzeiterkrankter

Germany Employment

KA

Kuttner Attorneys at Law

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Human Resources

Employment Matters - Easter 2012

In "Employment Matters", the Arthur Cox Employment Law Group Newsletter, we look at a range of issues across our practice area and some recent and prospective developments in law.

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

New Developments In Belgian Employment Law

On 6 April 2012, the Omnibus Act of 29 March 2012, which introduces a number of important changes to employment law, was published in the Belgian State Gazette.

Belgium Employment

N

NautaDutilh

Protection In Unemployment - New Regime

On 15th March 2012 a new regime of protection in unemployment was published, translating the measures already announced in the Agreement for Growth, Competitiveness and Employment as well as in the Troika memorandum.

Portugal Employment

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NDR - Neville De Rougemont

The Employment Reform - New Challenges Of A Global Market

Portugal Employment

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NDR - Neville De Rougemont

Summary Of The Most Important Aspects Of Spain's Royal Decree Law 3/2012 Proposing Urgent Measures For The Reform Of The Spanish Labor Market

Spain Employment

JD

Jones Day

Germany’s Labor And Employment Laws

Germany Employment

FP

Fisher Phillips LLP

Absolute Exclusion Of Termination In The Event Of A Declaration Of Waiver Of Termination

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

ECJ On The Holiday Claims Of Employees Unable To Work On Grounds Of A Long-Term Illness

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Immediate Termination Of The Employment Relationship Also Possible During Garden Leave

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

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Latest Videos

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

IA

Influxio Avocats

Navigating Developments In Irish Pensions Law (Video)

AC

Arthur Cox

Employment Advisory & Recruitment In Malta (Video)

CG

CSB Group

Jak Wygrywamy Czyli Sprawiedliwość Po Latach!

KHG Hupajlo Grzegorczyk & Partners

Cyprus Remote Employer For 3rd Countries (Video)

CA

CYAUSE Audit Services Ltd

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