Rest and Meal Break, EU

Sunset for IR35 and (some) retained EU law

Hogan Lovells on 9/26/2022

In separate developments, the UK government announced two potentially significant changes for employers. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill could mean that at least some EU-derived employment law will expire on...more

New Implications of the EU Working Time Directive

Fisher Phillips on 1/22/2020

The European Court of Justice recently held that EU member states must require employers to set up an “objective, reliable, and accessible system” to measure each worker’s daily working hours in order to satisfy the Working...more

Switching off: making sense of working time laws in Europe

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/13/2016

In the last five years, with the development of information technology and mobile devices, the distinction between being “at work” and “off work” has been profoundly altered. Working time is no longer confined to being in an...more

Basics of Employment Law in Austria: Part I

Fisher Phillips on 9/16/2015

Austria, located in the heart of Central Europe, with a population of approximately 8.4 million people, is considered by many to be the ideal place for international employers to do business. It is one of the wealthiest, most...more

German Employment News: German Employer’s Obligation to Compensate for Break Times if Break Times Have Not Been Properly Allocated

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/3/2014

The Regional Labour Court of Cologne (Regional Court) stated in a decision in late November 2013 that a German employer has the obligation to allocate break times of employees in an orderly manner, and presented the possible...more

Employment Law Commentary, Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2014

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/5/2014

In This Issue: - Meal and Rest Break Compliance In The Post-Brinker Era - European Court of Justice: Commissions May Need to be Included in Holiday Pay - Excerpt from Meal and Rest Break Compliance In The...more