A labour court in Brussels has issued one of the first published rulings on the question of whether Data Protection Officers are entitled to compensation if they are fired for performing their duties. Accede al contenido completo Fuente: Ius Laboris Sagardoy
In a move that will primarily affect labor migrants with single permits, Belgium’s Immigration Office (DVZ) has significantly restricted ex officio family reunification visas. Previously, embassies could issue ex officio family reunification visas to family members of most economic migrants. Accede al contenido completo Fuente: Newland Chase
On 6 December 2024, the Private Investigations Act (PIA) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The PIA imposes certain new obligations with respect to private investigation activities, whether carried out in-house or by external investigators. Given the broad scope of application of the PIA, it is likely to materially impact many employers in Belgium. […]
La sostenibilidad del sistema público de pensiones en España sigue en entredicho. El resto de los países europeos está en una situación similar: el número de pensionistas seguirá aumentando mientras que la base de trabajadores en activo se mantendrá estancada o incluso podría disminuir. Sin embargo, las soluciones adoptadas por cada uno han sido diferentes. […]
Like many employers, you may be struggling to find employees with the skills you need in your own country. But the pandemic has shown, if nothing else, that work can be done from anywhere. So what if you just cast the net wider and found people with the right skillset from other countries to work […]
The EU legislators aim to promote more transparent and predictable employment, while ensuring labor market adaptability. To reach this goal, the EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions and its implementation law («Law») impose certain information obligations on employers, and also lay down new minimum standards regarding working conditions that have to be guaranteed. […]
As of July 1, 2023, a new multilateral framework agreement (MFA) on the application of Regulation (EC) 883/04 will pave the way to post-pandemic cross-border teleworking in the EU. Accede al CONTENIDO completo Fuente: AGS Global Solutions
A recent legislative amendment in Belgium introduces protection against dismissal and a prohibition of discrimination when an employee is absent due to an infertility treatment or a programme of medically assisted reproduction. Accede al CONTENIDO completo Fuente: Sagardoy Abogados
Inflation is surging around the world in developed and emerging economies alike as countries grapple with supply chain issues and rising demand as the threat from the pandemic recedes. On top of this, oil and gas prices, which were already rising, went up further after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. Accede al CONTENIDO […]
Travelers bound for the European Union will not have to apply for an ETIAS electronic entry document until at least 2024. Accede al CONTENIDO completo Fuente: Newland Chase