2012/9: To which country was the contract more closely connected? (NL)

A Dutch employee lives in Germany but works in The Netherlands for a German employer. There is no choice of governing law, but all relevant circumstances other than the place of work point in the direction of Germany. Under these circumstances, is an exception to the principle that an employment relationship is governed by the lex loci labori warranted.

2012/9: To which country was the contract more closely connected? (NL)

A Dutch employee lives in Germany but works in The Netherlands for a German employer. There is no choice of governing law, but all relevant circumstances other than the place of work point in the direction of Germany. Under these circumstances, is an exception to the principle that an employment relationship is governed by the lex loci labori warranted.

ECJ 26 January 2012, case C-586/10 (Bianca Kücük - v - Land Nordhein-Westfalen), Fixed-term work

Ms Kücük was employed as a court clerk for over eleven years pursuant to thirteen...

ECJ 26 January 2012, case C-586/10 (Bianca Kücük - v - Land Nordhein-Westfalen), Fixed-term work

Ms Kücük was employed as a court clerk for over eleven years pursuant to thirteen...

2012/17: Lithuanian Supreme Court interprets domestic law in line with the Acquired Rights Directive (LT)

Lithuania transposed the Acquired Rights Directive 2001/23 in 2002 without, however, providing for the automatic transfer of employment in the event an undertaking is transferred. The Labour Code merely prohibits dismissals in such an event. In this first ever case in Lithuania on the transfer of undertakings, the Supreme Court fills in the gap left open by the legislator.

2012/17: Lithuanian Supreme Court interprets domestic law in line with the Acquired Rights Directive (LT)

Lithuania transposed the Acquired Rights Directive 2001/23 in 2002 without, however, providing for the automatic transfer of employment in the event an undertaking is transferred. The Labour Code merely prohibits dismissals in such an event. In this first ever case in Lithuania on the transfer of undertakings, the Supreme Court fills in the gap left open by the legislator.

ECJ 26 January 2012, case C-218/10 (ADV Allround Vermittlungs AG - v - Finanzamt Hamburg-Bergedorf), Free movement, Tax

ADV Allround was a German company that supplied self-employed truck drivers to haulage...

ECJ 26 January 2012, case C-218/10 (ADV Allround Vermittlungs AG - v - Finanzamt Hamburg-Bergedorf), Free movement, Tax

ADV Allround was a German company that supplied self-employed truck drivers to haulage...

2012/27: Protection of personal data in relation to union membership (PL)

The rules protecting personal data prevail over those on consultation between employer and trade union in individual dismissal cases.

2012/27: Protection of personal data in relation to union membership (PL)

The rules protecting personal data prevail over those on consultation between employer and trade union in individual dismissal cases.