New Rules on Paying Social Security Dues in Cross-Border Employment
The new Regulation No. 883/2004 on coordination of social security systems entered into force on 1 May 2010 and superseded the previous one - Regulation No. 1408/71, which has governed this matter for nearly 40 years. The new Regulation changes...
EU 20-Week Maternity Leave Proposal: UK Implications
The recent vote by a committee of the European Parliament in favour of women becoming entitled to a minimum of 20 weeks' fully paid maternity leave has been causing concern in the United Kingdom. The Government had anticipated having to...
Regulations on Equal Treatment for Agency Workers Finalised
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010, implementing the EC Temporary Agency Workers Directive (2008/104/EC) have been put before the UK Parliament, although they will not come into force until October 2011. The Regulations provide all employment agency workers with a right...
UK Challenged Over Incorrect Implementation of EC Equality Directives
The European Commission has issued two reasoned opinions asserting that the United Kingdom has incorrectly implemented EC discrimination laws. The first opinion concerns the EC Equal Treatment Framework Directive (No.2000/78), which prohibits discrimination in employment on grounds of age, religion...