24 March 2021
Modern slavery and Ethical, Social and Corporate Governance - The advantages to businesses in doing the right thing
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Ensuring the rights of workers and working conditions in supply chains should be a core part of corporate compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Recent investigations highlighting poor pay and working conditions ...

29 April 2019
Big Brother is (probably) watching: top tips and pitfalls for staff monitoring
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/big-brother-is-probably-watching-top-tips-and-pitfalls-for-staff-monitoring

The concept of employee monitoring is nothing new. But what is new is the extent to which electronic methods of monitoring and surveillance are being used in the workplace, and this raises new complications and matters ...

17 January 2019
The potential impact of Brexit on European Works Councils
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-potential-impact-of-brexit-on-european-works-councils

Pieter De Koster shines a spotlight on the question of Brexit's impact on European Works Councils ('EWCs'). Despite turbulent debate over the risks and disruptions emerging from Brexit, EWCs appear to have received ...

29 July 2019
International Assignments - Expanding Horizons and Avoiding Roadblocks
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/international-assignments-expanding-horizons-and-avoiding-roadblocks

To minimise the risks and uncertainties which inevitably arise with international assignments, employers should consider the following points before implementing a proposed assignment.

22 January 2021
COVID-19: Guidance for Employers in Italy
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-guidance-for-employers-in-italy

The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in a worldwide pandemic. In Italy, where the outbreak of COVID-19 has been extremely severe, the Government has implemented a number of emergency measures, ...

23 March 2020
The Coronavirus Bill 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to send shockwaves across the globe, it is hard to escape the impact of the virus on individuals and businesses here in the UK. On 19 March 2020, with the stated purpose of enabling a ...

23 November 2020
Operating language German? About the employer’s obligation to speak German
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/operating-language-german-about-the-employers-obligation-to-speak-german

English is often the language of choice in large companies with international connections. Even if the company has a branch in Germany, the HR department, superiors and employees are often not based in Germany and the ...

28 February 2020
Latest Employment Law case updates - Frontline Edition 2 2020
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Case updates and legal updates - Frontline edition 2 2019

12 August 2020
Cross-border: COVID-19 related home work does not affect the applicable social security system in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid19-related-home-work-does-not-affect-the-applicable-social-security-system-in-the-eu

Under prevailing EU regulations, the mandatory national social security system (‘SSS’) applicable to a worker active in the EU in cross-border situations is generally based on the (habitual) place of work. Due to ...

03 April 2020
EU guidelines on the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 crisis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-guidelines-on-the-exercise-of-the-free-movement-of-workers-during-covid-19-crisis

The European Commission just published guidelines on the restrictions of the free movement principles in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis. Based on overriding public security and public health grounds, many ...