EAPM
European Laws
Austria : Labour Law
Austrian Labour Law consists of numerous legal provisions regulating employment relationships, stipulated in many different laws. From a very general point of view labour law may be divided into law regarding provisions of employment contracts (individual labour law), industrial relations regulations (collective labour law), procedural labour law, and terms and conditions concerning health and safety at work. Labour law’s primary objective is to offset the social imbalance between employees and employers. [...]
Czech Republic : Related Matters
The Czech Labor Code, Act No. 65/1965 Coll. as amended, (“Code”), is the principal legislative act governing employment relations in the Czech Republic. The Code has been updated several times to reflect the process of economic transformation in the Czech Republic and contemporary practices in the work place, particularly in the private sector, and to incorporate into Czech law the various concepts existing under the EU labor law related Directives.. [...]
France : Labour Law Aspects
The purpose of this booklet is to provide a summary of the major provisions applicable to employment in France. It does not purport to be exhaustive.
The law stated below is up to date as of July 1,2005. [...]
Germany : Work Visa and Labour Law Aspects
The purpose of this booklet is to provide a summary of the laws and procedures applicable to anyone who enters Germany and takes up employment.It does not explore all issues in detail.The law is correct as of April 1,2006. [...]
Hungary : Summary of Selected Provisions of the Hungarian Labour Legislation
Hungarian labour law has gone through significant changes in the last decade and become one of the most developing areas of Hungarian law. Since the end of the communist regime, the labour law legislation has had to cope with the challenges of the new social and economic system. [...]
Italy : Work Visa and Labour Law Aspects
The purpose of this booklet is to provide,in summary form,a general understanding of Italian Labour Lawandimmigrationrules. It isnot intended tobeacomprehensive analysis but,rather,it highlights the most important provisions in these fields.
The law is stated as at August 1,2006. [...]
Netherlands : Work Visa and Labour Law Aspects
This document provides a summary of the laws and procedures applicable to employment in The Netherlands. The rules and regulations relating to labour law are complicated and extensive. Therefore, this booklet does not deal with every aspect of Dutch labour law, but addresses only the most important issues. [...]
Poland : Breaking New Ground
The purpose of this booklet is to provide of the summary of the major provisions applicable to the employment in Poland.
The law stated below is up to date as of March 13,2006. [...]
Russia : Labor Law Aspects
Foreign investors should be aware of the broad set of laws regulating labor relationships between employers and employees that currently exist in Russia.The principal piece of legislation governing labor relationships in Russia is the Russian Federation Labor Code (the ìLabor Codeî),effective February 1,2002. [...]
Spain : A General Description of the Spanish Employment System
This introductory summary of employment law in Spain focuses primarily on labour law, but also addresses basic aspects of social security law and immigration law, all of which are closely related. [...]
Sweden : Legal Aspects
This updated and fourth edition of Breaking New Ground in Sweden is an introduction to the main legal issues that arise when doing business in Sweden. Sweden has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 1 January 1995,and Swedish business law has since then been successively conformed to the standards of the EU. [...]
Switzerland : Work Visa and Labour Law Aspects
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a general overview of Swiss Labour Law. This document however, is only a summary and does not explore every issue in detail. The Law as stated is at 1 March 2006. [...]
United Kingdom : Work Visa and Labour Law Aspects in the Twenty First Century
The purpose of this booklet is to provide a summary of the laws and procedures applicable to entering the UK for the purposes of working and the main employment law obligations on employers. It is not a definitive statement of all the legal rules,but merely an overview of the main legal principles. The law is correct as at April 2006. Where changes in the law to come into force after this date are already known and/or announced these are mentioned in this booklet. [...]