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Euro employment update: the Spanish job market and German collective bargaining agreements
Practice Area: Contract of Employment and Statutory rights
Sector: Business services
Jurisdiction: Germany
Published: 20 August 2010
Law Firm: Hammonds
Overview
Hammonds looks at the latest developments in European employment law.
- Until recently German case law, under the ‘principle of uniform collective bargaining agreements’, provided that where there is more than one applicable collective bargaining agreement in a particular business operation, only one of the agreements can apply. However, following decisions in January and June this year, however, the German Federal Labour Court appears to have abandoned these principles.
- Legislation introducing a range of measures designed to breathe new life into Spain’s jobs market came into effect on 18 June. This briefing looks at the key reforms.
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