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In der Beitragsreihe „Folgen eines Brexit“ finden Sie eine Übersicht dazu, welche Änderungen sich aus Sicht des Vereinigten Königreiches in verschiedenen für die Personalarbeit relevanten Bereichen ergeben könnten. Wir haben hierzu mehrere Beiträge unserer ius laboris-Allianzkanzlei Lewis Silkin angesichts der enormen praktischen Relevanz für international agierende Unternehmen ins Deutsche übersetzt. In Teil 1 der Serie befasst sich Andrew Osborne, Partner bei Lewis Silkin, mit den…
According to a survey among 1,000 Belgian employees, 6 out of 10 employees intend to watch Euro 2016. Another survey among 200 HR managers revealed, however, that 7 out of 10 Belgian employers fear a reduction in productivity in the coming weeks due to Euro 2016. One should, perhaps, not be too surprised knowing that 2 employees out of 3 expect management will turn a…
Although non-competition agreements between employer and employee are not prohibited in Lithuania, there is a gap in the regulation of covenant not to compete. Lithuanian Labour Code and Civil Code do not specifically govern noncompete agreements, but there is a possibility to apply the Civil Code by analogy. Therefore, the case law and especially judgements of the Supreme Court are of crucial importance while interpreting non-compete agreements. Up to now the duty to…
If the UK votes to leave the European Union (“EU”) on 23 June 2016, nothing will happen for employers and employees overnight. The referendum itself does not have any legal effect and is simply an indication of the wishes of the voting public. In order to actually exit the EU, the UK government must trigger the leaving provisions in Article 50 of the Treaty on…
We’ve just put the rackets away and it’s already time to take out the football cleats. The EURO 2016 started on Friday 10 June and with it arises the perpetual question of whether it is possible to watch matches at work. Both the astute and the disgruntled may be surprised to see this type of article flourishing around the time of the EURO, since the…
Having the best football player in the world is always a good reason to watch the matches of the Portuguese national team in Euro 2016. But is this reason strong enough to put aside the employer’s internal rules and the relevant legal provisions on working conditions? Holiday and working hours No special rules exist in this regard, being both employers and employees bound by the…
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” That’s how the comparison of football worship and (even) life looks like according to the famous British football manager Bill Shankly. Giving due credit to those keen on football, below we will try to weigh…
It is a known fact that most Turkish nationals have an interest in football and also enjoy watching football matches. Therefore, it is expected that some employees would be involved in Euro 2016 in some way; whether it be watching the matches, betting on games, talking about it etc. There are no special rules regarding the above circumstance. Thus, normal statutory provisions and company policies…
„Italians lose football matches as if they were wars and lose wars as if they were football matches.“ With this sentence, Winston Churchill summarised the intense emotion felt by Italians for football: like it or not, there are very few countries in which football takes on such a historic and passionate significance as in Italy. So, given this relationship between Italians and football, it is…
A major sporting event is not a new phenomenon. In recent years, we’ve had the Olympics, the World Cup and Wimbledon tournaments in which a British player actually has a shot at winning. As with any such event, planning ahead is a good idea and you may well have a plan based on what you did last time round. But don’t expect your staff to…