Publications

ALLIANCE PUBLICATIONS

Our International Practice Groups are where our local experts regularly meet to share their expertise. They produce a wide variety of topical publications covering the key legal areas related to labour, employment, pensions. employee benefits and tax, immigration and expatriation. These publications can be downloaded from our website (see below) or ordered by contacting the Alliance at info@iuslaboris.com.

November 2011

• INDIVIDUAL DISMISSALS ACROSS EUROPE
  

  November 2011 2nd Edition. This publication explains the essential principles of individual dismissals in numerous European countries and outlines each country's respective system for protection against dismissal, prior warnings, notice periods, the selection of employees to dismiss, collective requirements, administrative approvals and the legal impacts of such dismissals. Its purpose is to give executives and consultants a comprehensive overview of the national system without assuming prior knowledge of the subject on the reader's part.
  
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• OUTSOURCING AND EMPLOYMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL GUIDE
  

  When a business outsources an activity previously carried on in-house, staff carrying on that activity are likely to be affected in one way or another. They may be reassigned to other work; they may be made redundant; or they may be offered employment by the service provider. This guide outlines the legal implications of outsourcing in 30 counties in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.
  
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October 2011

• SECONDMENTS TO AND WITHIN EUROPE
  

  This booklet briefly outlines the legal issues affecting the temporary secondment (or 'posting') of employees to or within the European Economic Area (EEA). The booklet covers the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
  
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September 2011

• PAN-EUROPEAN PENSIONS GUIDE
  

  This book is a guide that sets out some of the main requirements for the operation of cross-border pension schemes in 15 jurisdictions including:

  • Types of pension vehicles commonly used
  • Authorisation procedure for new scheme
  • Funding requirements
  • Key social and labour law requirements
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June 2011

• EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW - A EUROPEAN GUIDE
  

  This booklet is a guide to discrimination law in many of the European jurisdictions where Ius Laboris are present and provides an overview for clients faced with discrimination issues in the workplace.
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January 2011

• IMMIGRATION - AN INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK
  

  This handbook provides practical advice on the business immigration requirements for 36 jurisdictions.    As global organisations rely on foreign workers and transfers of employees the need for practical advice on immigration is essential for businesses.  The publication will assist professionals in managing global workforces providing them with summary guidelines to assist in planning international transfers.
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November 2010

• AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EUROPE
  

  This reference guide sets out the basic principles on age discrimination in the 22 contributing European countries. To give the reader a flavour of the topic questions on fixed retirement ages, special rules governing employee benefits based on seniority and what level of compensation can be claimed in a case on age discrimination will be discussed. Each reference sheet of this guide is devoted to one country to give an overview of the structures of the applicable legislation. The same questions are addressed on each sheet to allow for comparative research.
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August 2010

•  COMPENSATION & BENEFITS REFERENCE GUIDE
  

  This guide constitutes a reference tool on the main aspects of compensation and benefits across 24 countries, also covering the relative tax and social security measures.  The purpose of this guide is to provide employers with a comprehensive overview of each jurisdiction starting with the legal sources on salary and holiday pay, and including an analysis of how income tax and social security contributions are calculated.  The guide also outlines benefits in kind, payments due upon termination, stock options, tax and social security. 
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November 2010 
 

• NON-COMPETE CLAUSES - AN INTERNATIONAL GUIDE
  

  May 2010 Edition. Non-Compete covenants are the among the most sophisticated contractual instruments in employment law today.  This is even truer in a global work environment where employers' interests in discouraging employees from engaging in competition or soliciting customers run the risk of infringing employees' fundamental rights to professional freedom on a large geographic scale.  This publication explains the essential principles of post employment competition restrictions in a large number of countries with a focus on relevant domestic standards.
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January 2010

• RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
  Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of religion are a fundamental legal principle in many countries, but the enforcement is a growing challenge. Immigration is changing the demographics of many European states, creating growing tensions between religious freedom and secularism, between religious identification and the idea of citizenship. Multiculturalism as an expression of religious tolerance may present a challenge to ideas of personal freedom defined in a country. In the United States and Canada the founding idea of ‘melting pot’ presumes a blending of difference that is at odds with the desires of certain religious communities. Evangelical Christianity may also vigorously test the boundaries of separation of church and state.
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• EMPLOYMENT LAW ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE
  Comparative chart including 8 Eastern European Members, law stated as at 31 August 2009
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• TRANSFERS OF UNDERTAKING
  This book is a guide to the employment implications of transfers of undertakings in Europe. As will become apparent, what constitutes a ‘transfer of an undertaking’ varies between member states. However, it includes a sale of a business and, at least in some circumstances, an outsourcing of a function. The book focuses primarily on states within the European Economic Area but also includes information on Russia and Turkey.
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September 2009

• COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCIES GUIDE
  This book is a guide to large-scale, collective redundancies (also known as economic dismissals or reductions-in-force) in Europe. It focuses primarily on states within the European Economic Area but also includes information on Russia and Turkey.
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