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Draft EU employment legislation state of play, October 2012
Our monthly update explains the current position on all significant items of employment-related draft EU legislation that are in the legislative pipeline, or due to be proposed in the near future.
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Race discrimination: Unsuccessful job applicants have no right to disclosure of information under EU Directives
In Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH Case C-415/10 ECJ, the ECJ held that EU law does not provide unsuccessful job applicants who believe they have been discriminated against with a right to disclosure of information.
Age discrimination: Supreme Court issues guidance on approach towards justification of mandatory retirement age
In Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes [2012] IRLR 590 SC, the Supreme Court held that direct age discrimination must be justified by aims that are consistent with the public interest factors referred to in art.6(1) of the Equal Treatment Framework Directive.
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Safety and financial issues to consider when travelling for business
Travelling for business has similar risks as travelling for leisure, but an employer must consider additional safety and financial issues.
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ECJ to rule on when employers should begin consultation on collective redundancies
The ECJ is due to give its ruling on 18 October 2012 in United States of America v Nolan, a decision that is timely in light of the UK Government's consultation on changes to redundancy rules highlighting that "there is confusion about the point at which the obligation to consult is triggered".
New ECJ procedure from 1 November to "encourage cases to be dealt with swiftly"
The new ECJ rules of procedure, which are designed to "adapt to the changes in its caseload" and "encourage cases to be dealt with swiftly and efficiently", come into force on 1 November 2012.
Recent survey finds one employee in 10 in Europe has missed work because of depression
The European Depression Association has carried out a survey of more than 7,000 people in Europe on the subject of depression. According to the survey, one employee in 10 in Europe has missed work because of depression, "with an average of 36 days lost per episode of depression", which equates to "more than 21,000 working days lost".
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COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCY CONSULTATION
This month, employers across Europe are eagerly awaiting the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in United States of America v Nolan, which is due to be delivered on 18 October 2012.
In this case, concerning civilian redundancies at a US army base, the UK Court of Appeal felt that previous European case law is unclear on the issue of when employers should start consultation when making large-scale redundancies.
The UK Court of Appeal has asked the ECJ to clarify whether the employer has to start consultation as soon as it is proposing, but has not yet made, a decision that will lead to collective redundancies, or can wait until that decision has actually been made and the employer is at the stage of proposing redundancies.
In the meantime, European employers can catch up with the decision in Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH, in which the ECJ considered the practical issue of whether or not employers are obliged to provide unsuccessful job applicants who believe that they have been discriminated against with a right to disclosure of information about the successful candidate.
 John Read
International editor,
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