Our country guides set out the key elements of national law as it applies to: recruitment and selection; pay and benefits; employee rights; contracts of employment; training and development; equal opportunities; industrial relations; health and safety; and termination of employment.

State of play

Draft EU employment legislation state of play, September 2011
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.

In-depth

European Commission consults on review of employee involvement Directive
The European Commission launched a consultation of EU-level trade union and employers' organisations in July 2011 on a review of the 2001 Directive on employee involvement in "European Companies" (a special form of company based in EU law). The Commission has raised concerns about issues such as the complexity of the Directive's rules and a lack of legal certainty in some areas.

News

› Spain restricts EU free movement rights of Romanian workers

› "Fitness" of EU consultation Directives under the spotlight

› European Commission consults on free movement of labour

In-depth

OECD compares wage taxation in 34 countries
We look at the latest figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) comparing income tax and employers' and employees' social security contributions worldwide. Tax and contributions averaged 35% of total labour costs across the OECD in 2010, and the UK ranked 22nd out of 34 countries in terms of its wage tax burden.

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