ECJ 15 January 2015, case C-179/13 (Raad van bestuur van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank – v – L.F. Evans), Nationality discrimination

Ms Evans is a British citizen. From 7 November 1973 till 31 May 1980 she worked in The...

ECJ 15 January 2015, case C-179/13 (Raad van bestuur van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank – v – L.F. Evans), Nationality discrimination

Ms Evans is a British citizen. From 7 November 1973 till 31 May 1980 she worked in The...

2015/38 The Workplace Relations Act 2015 (IR)

The Workplace Relations Act 2015 (the ‘Act’) was signed into law on 20 May 2015 and is due to commence on 1 October 2015. The Act introduces a long-awaited root-and-branch reform for resolving workplace disputes and enforcing employment law in Ireland

Employees and employers will no longer have to navigate through a maze of various tribunals, courts, appeals procedures, time limits and enforcement procedures. The current system will be simplified by providing one single point of entry for employment disputes and one sole route of appeal.

<strong>2015/38 The Workplace Relations Act 2015 (IR)</strong>

The Workplace Relations Act 2015 (the ‘Act’) was signed into law on 20 May 2015 and is due to commence on 1 October 2015. The Act introduces a long-awaited root-and-branch reform for resolving workplace disputes and enforcing employment law in Ireland

Employees and employers will no longer have to navigate through a maze of various tribunals, courts, appeals procedures, time limits and enforcement procedures. The current system will be simplified by providing one single point of entry for employment disputes and one sole route of appeal.

2015/18 The “Jobs Act”: changes to rules for termination, executives and mandatory severance pay

Changes are being made in relation to a number of aspects of Italian employment law, based on Prime Minister Renzi’s umbrella term for
them: the ‘Jobs Act’. This includes various employment law enactments, beginning with a law regulating fixed term contracts brought in last year and amendments to existing law, along with at least two more changes that have not yet been completed.

<p>2015/18 The &ldquo;Jobs Act&rdquo;: changes to rules for termination, executives and mandatory severance pay</p>

Changes are being made in relation to a number of aspects of Italian employment law, based on Prime Minister Renzi’s umbrella term for
them: the ‘Jobs Act’. This includes various employment law enactments, beginning with a law regulating fixed term contracts brought in last year and amendments to existing law, along with at least two more changes that have not yet been completed.

2015/9 Caste discrimination may be unlawful, but not necessarily (UK)

The employment tribunal decision in Tirkey v Chandhok (reported in EELC 2014/21) has been appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’). The EAT rejected the appeal against the tribunal’s decision to allow the claim for caste discrimination to proceed, agreeing with the tribunal that the definition of ‘race’ in the Equality Act 2010, which includes ‘ethnic origin’, is wide enough to include caste

2015/9 Caste discrimination may be unlawful, but not necessarily (UK)

The employment tribunal decision in Tirkey v Chandhok (reported in EELC 2014/21) has been appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’). The EAT rejected the appeal against the tribunal’s decision to allow the claim for caste discrimination to proceed, agreeing with the tribunal that the definition of ‘race’ in the Equality Act 2010, which includes ‘ethnic origin’, is wide enough to include caste

ECJ 18 December 2014, case C-523/13 (Walter Larcher – v – Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd), Social security

Mr Larcher is an Austrian citizen. He was employed in Germany for over 29 years. In 2000 he moved...

ECJ 18 December 2014, case&nbsp;C-523/13&nbsp;(Walter Larcher &ndash; v &ndash; Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern S&uuml;d), Social security

Mr Larcher is an Austrian citizen. He was employed in Germany for over 29 years. In 2000 he moved...