Ireland: Employment Law Update: Accruing Annual Leave While On Long Term Sick Leave

The traditional position under the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997, (the “OWTA”) was that an employee’s entitlement to annual leave accrued based on the amount of time the employee actually worked. Consequently, annual leave did not accrue during periods of sickness absence. However, in 20091, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) held that employees on sick leave did not have an opportunity to take their annual leave. As such, […]

By | January 18th, 2016 ||

Protected Occupations: Statutory Exemptions From Non-Competes For Employee Classes

The states have a rich tradition of passing legislation forbidding or limiting the use of non-compete agreements with identified classes of employees. As you might expect, a number of states forbid or limit the use of non-compete agreements with:

Physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other medical professionals
Lawyers
Individuals working in broadcasting

Public health, public policy and ensuring the free flow of information and ideas motivate the prohibition or limitation on non-compete agreements for these occupations. But […]

By | January 15th, 2016 ||

Mandatory Employer-Paid Medical Insurance In France: Syntec CBA

Companies in France that depend on the Syntec Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) must now apply the new medical insurance rules published on 24 December 2015.

This requirement applies to software, technological, engineering, and consulting companies in the service industry. From a payroll point of view, what matters most is the CBA mentioned on the employment agreement and payslips. You can find out if your company is included in the Syntec CBA by looking at these documents.

What […]

By | January 12th, 2016 ||