The Law on the Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amendments to Certain Laws has entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated March 12, 2023.
Katarina Matulnikova Appointed New Wolf Theiss Managing Partner in Bratislava
Former Allen & Overy Counsel Katarina Matulnikova has been appointed as the new Managing Partner and Head of the Employment team at Wolf Theiss in Bratislava. She takes over from Jitka Logesova, who had held the position since 2019.
Is It Possible to Divide an Employment Contract When Dividing an Undertaking?
Selling a part of an undertaking and the consequent transfer of a part of the business to another employer raises several practical and legal issues. This applies in particular to employees assigned to several organisational units, including the transferred part of the undertaking. According to CJEU case law, such employees' employment contracts may be divided as long as this does not entail a deterioration in the working conditions and does not adversely affect safeguarding employee rights.
Collective Bargaining At Industry Sector LEVEL – Recent Amendments And Some Practical Aspects
It has recently been noted that social actors show a growing interest in concluding collective agreements at various levels, the justification being manifold: this either represents a way to retain employees, or it is an attempt to align to market practices, etc.
Liberalization of the Labor Market and Conditions for Approving Residency of Foreigners in Serbia
The announced amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on the Employment of Foreigners contain significant novelties. The most important changes relate to the simplified and digitized procedure for obtaining a residence and work permit for foreigners, new categories of foreigners who will be able to work and/or establish employment only based on residence permit, as well as the extended period of validity of permits.
Implementing the EU Directive on Predictable and Transparent Working Conditions in Poland
The Polish Parliament is finally moving forward with the implementation of the EU directive on predictable and transparent working conditions (Directive (EU) 2019/1152).
Termination of Employment During the Probation Period – Regulations and Case Law
Pursuant to the provisions of the Labor Law (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia no. 24/2005, 61/2005, 54/2009, 32/2013, 75/2014, 13/2017 – decision of the US, 113/2017 and 95/2018 – authentic interpretation) (“the Law”), by an employment contract the employer and the employee may establish the probation period for performance of one or more related jobs specified in that contract.