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  28/08/2024

  United Kingdom

  When does workplace banter amount to sexual harassment?

  Understanding what amounts to workplace sexual harassment is crucial, and even more so once the new duty to prevent sexual harassment comes into force on 26 October this year.A recent employment tribunal decision makes it clear that a wide range of conduct, including what some may perceive to be “harmless” workplace banter, can amount to sexual harassment. We already knew that talking about your sex life at work can amount to sexual harassment. But what about using a sexual swear word, even where it’s not directed at anybody; can that amount to sexual harassment? While it did...

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  15/08/2024

  United Kingdom

  Disability inclusion: reasonable adjustments in practice

  This is the second in our series on the duty to make reasonable adjustments, looking at supporting employees with disability as part of an “S” in ESG strategy. Part one covered the legal framework and statutory definitions. This Law-Now works through some of the challenges employers experience when considering adjustments, drawing on examples from case law.DisabilityTo recap, the duty to make reasonable adjustments only arises if an individual meets the legal definition of “disability” under s.6 of the Equality Act 2010, and the employer has actual or constructive knowledge...

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  02/08/2024

  United Kingdom

  Disability inclusion as an ESG issue

  Support for disabled employees should be an integral part of the equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda of any organisation. Groups like The Valuable 500 are intensifying the focus on disability inclusion, pushing it up the agenda for ESG-aware employers in 2024. The new government plan to introduce disability pay gap reporting for employers with more than 250 employees. This is likely to prompt a review of how employers capture disability data and an analysis of the representation of disabled staff within an organisation. Unlike other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010,...

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  30/07/2024

  Bulgarien

  No-poach agreements in Bulgaria: spotlight on the EU Commission's new restrictive approach

  In the beginning of May 2024, the European Commission issued a policy brief on "Antitrust in Labour Markets". The Commission set out a new approach to wage-fixing and no-poach agreements, stating that they are likely to infringe Article 101 TFEU by object.BackgroundThe Commission has outlined its view that in recent years, labour market agreements have become a priority not only for itself, but for various other competition authorities worldwide and in the EU. To this extent, it states that the policy brief should serve as an outline albeit the lack of a specific decision adopted by itself...

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  24/07/2024

  Bulgarien

  Bulgaria modernises requirements on conducting he­alth-and-safe­ty instruction at work

  Bulgaria is modernising rules aimed at keeping up with the developments in the employment sphere, including in the context of remote work and minimising employer expenses. To this end, on 27 September 2024, amendments will take effect to Ordinance No. РД-07-2 of 16 December 2009 on the conditions and procedure for periodic training and instruction of employees on the rules for ensuring health and safety at work, issued by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy, as amended and supplemented.BackgroundUnder Bulgarian law, employers have the obligation to provide all employees with appropriate...

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  22/07/2024

  Ungarn

  Hungary issues country lists for employment of third-country nationals

  Hungary’s government recently issued Government Decree No. 179/2024 (VII. 8.) defining the list of countries of third-country nationals who may be employed in Hungary with the National Card, and also issued Government Decree No. 180/2024 (VII. 8.) defining the country list of third-country nationals who may be employed with a residence permit for foreign workers. These Government decrees entered into force on 9 July 2024.Pursuant to Section 283(12) and (13) of Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals, the Hungarian government must determine...

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