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International Employment Law Update

Welcome to the November edition of Taylor Wessing's International Employment Law newsletter.

Many of your businesses operate across Europe, not just in one location, so being kept informed of the changes in law across all of Europe, or even outside of Europe, would be useful for you and your business teams.

We hope you find the content of this newsletter, which will be sent out on a regular basis, useful.

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Belgium at Work

China TIPs

France at Work

Germany at Work

For a brief description of each of these newsletters, further information is provided below.

Belgium

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Recent case law regarding the right of the employer to control his employees

New Directive for Temporary Agency Work

"Golden parachutes" under discussion

Employers will be obliged to establish an alcohol and drugs policy by 1 January 2010

New statutes of limitation for claims from and against the NOSS

Limited room for salary increases on top of the automatic indexation

For further information relating to our expertise in Belgium, or if you have queries relating to any of the changes in law mentioned in our articles, Philippe De Wulf looks forward to hearing from you.

Contributors to this edition: Stefaan Diels, Philippe De Wulf

China TIPs

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Implementing Regulations for the Law of the People's Republic of China on employment contracts (Labour Contract Law)

For further information relating to our expertise in China, or if you have queries relating to any of the changes in law mentioned in our articles, Florian Ranft, Dr. Joachim Glatter, Ralph Koppitz,
Dr. Michael Tan or Christoph Hezel look forward to hearing from you.

Contributors to this edition: Ralph Koppitz, Roland Falder,
Dr. Michael Tan

France

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Law modernising the employment market dated 25 June 2008: Substantial change in the French legal environment

Contractual termination of employment: A brief synopsis

Dismissal for economic reasons: The employer must offer to redeploy the employee abroad and not assume that the latter will refuse

For further information relating to our expertise in France, or if you have queries relating to any of the changes in law mentioned in our articles, Claudia Jonath or Hélène Raffin-Peyloz look forward to hearing from you.

Contributors to this edition: Mounira Freih-Bengabou, Tiphaine Puzin, Hélène Raffin-Peyloz

Germany

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Emergency Measures in a crisis – German companies prepare for recession by introduction of short-time work

A managing director of a limited liability (GmbH) might be forced to accept reduction of remuneration in a crisis of the company

Termination to reduce salary possible

Part 4 - Implementing the employment relationship

For further information relating to our expertise in Germany, or if you have queries relating to any of the changes in law mentioned in our articles, Thomas Griebe or Roland Falder look forward to hearing from you.

Contributors to this edition: Axel Bertram, Roland Falder,
Dr. Frank Walk