The Unfair Commercial Practices in Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Act implements a European directive on this subject and will take effect on 1 November 2021. The purpose of the Act is to strengthen the position of the farmer in the chain.
The law focuses on companies that are active in the agricultural and food supply chain.
On 14 June 2021, the SER presented an ‘advisory report on the labour market’ jointly drawn up by employers’ and employees’ organisations. It is expected that this advice will lead to important adjustments of labour legislation.
read moreEmployee participation: right to consent to travel expenses, right of appeal by works council in case of new facts and circumstances and exclusion of trade unions
Recently, a number of judgements have been published that may be of interest to those involved in employee participation. It concerns the following:
Recently, the French courts imposed a fine of no less than EUR 1 million on IKEA for spying on (prospective) employees.
More and more people have received an invitation from the government to be vaccinated against corona.
Last month the Bavarian supervisory authority (“BayLDA”) ruled that the use of Mailchimp for sending e-mail newsletters by a German publisher is in breach of the AVG.
read moreSER is updating the standard regulations for works councils.
read moreThe minimum implementation period of at least 2 months, i.e. the period between the date of publication and the date of entry into force, has not been respected.
read moreBased on the legislative proposal for the Work Where You Like Act, employers will not be able to easily deny an employee’s request to work (more) at home or at the employer’s location.
read moreAs of 1 January 2021, the Dutch Franchise Act is in force. This Act regulates the relationship between franchisors and franchisees, mainly to protect the legal position of franchisees.
read moreTermination of the employment contract by an employee must be clear and unambiguous. Without a clear and unambiguous statement aimed at termination of the employment contract, the employer cannot hold the employee to the termination of the employment contract.
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