Germany - Fifteen common misconceptions in German employment law: Part Four

This series of articles addresses and corrects some of the most common misconceptions in German employment law. Part Four deals with misconceptions relating to when an employer can terminate an employee and formal requirements for a termination. As described in Part One to Three of this series (links provided at the end of this article), there are many misconceptions relating to German labour law that…

Eastern Europe – What’s new in employment law in 2019

This article, originally published in the HRDirector on 10 April 2019, provides an overview of recent developments and proposed changes in employment law in Bulgaria, Finland, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia and Slovakia. BULGARIA Employers’ obligations under the new Disability Act On 18 December 2018, the Bulgarian Parliament enacted the new Disability Act, according to which employers in Bulgaria are required to hire disabled workers according to…

Peru: paternity leave extended

Peru recently introduced new paternity leave legislation, extending leave entitlement for new fathers from four to ten days. This article provides details of this enhanced employment law right. On 5 July 2018, Peru’s changes to paternity leave law (Law 30807, ‘Amendment to Law 29409, granting the Right to Paternity Leave to Employees in the Public and Private Sector’) were published in the Official Gazette, El…

Taylor-made solutions for UK employment law?

A major, independent review of UK employment law, commissioned by the prime minister in October 2016, has published its long awaited report – the “Review of Modern Working Practices”, chaired by Matthew Taylor. Media coverage has focused on its implications for the “gig economy”, but the recommendations – if carried forward into legislation – will have profound implications for all employers in the UK. This…