News & Analysis

Since the European Court of Justice declared the “Safe Harbour” agreement invalid in October 2015, transatlantic data traffic has been fraught with significant hurdles and uncertainties.

A Dutch court recently found that a manager's WhatsApp message suggested that the employer did not renew an employee’s contract because of her pregnancy and/or her future motherhood.

The UK government on May 10, 2023, announced its intention to limit the length of post-employment non-compete clauses to just three months.

With large global employers considering the implications of the FTC's proposed rulemaking, we reached out to attorneys across Littler’s European offices to find out how the law currently regulates non-competes.

In Randall v Trent College Ltd and others, the UK Employment Tribunal ruled against a school chaplain’s claim of religion and belief discrimination.

Despite the absence of the previously promised Employment Bill, new Bills that will, if passed, make changes to employment laws, have been coming thick and fast over the last few months.

In March, the UK government announced changes to the tax regime surrounding pensions as part of the annual Budget.

The long-awaited first draft bill on the statutory implementation of the obligation to record working hours in Germany has been released.

On March 9, 2023, France adopted a much-anticipated statute transposing into French law the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions and the EU Directive on Work-life Balance for Parents and Carers.

The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter Littler publishes on a quarterly basis to provide a general update on global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries in the American, EMEA, and APAC regions.