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history of working time industrial relations cross border compliance because multinational hr problems will not solve themselves there is fedee global the federation of international employers fedee global is the leading hr support organization for multinational companies . we provide an extensive online resource packed with information on employment law hr practices and pay data covering principal countries around the world . managing people across the globe just got easier . find out more about fedee membership news flash spain severance pay for fixed term jobs the right of temporary workers to receive severance payments has always been a cloudy issue . now the european court of justice ecj has cast a huge blow against the attractiveness of spain as a location for job growth and also raised doubts about the legitimacy of laws in other eu countries that deny temporary workers severance pay . in its ruling c 596 14 of 14 september 2016 the ecj declared spanish legislation on the handling of severance pay for temporary replacement workers illegal on the grounds that it infringes directive 1999 70 concerning the framework agreement on fixed term work concluded by the european social partners . the court found that spanish legislation discriminates against temporary replacement workers by news flash nepal no work no pay the industrial enterprises bill has been approved by nepal s parliament and is awaiting presidential ratification . it contains a controversial provision which allows employers to withhold pay from employees for periods when they do not actually work . but even if it comes into force it can not be upheld by the courts until it is also accompanied by an amendment to the labour act which is still being reviewed by parliament . both provisions are aimed at the ad hoc labour protests that have plagued the country this year . under the revised act strike activity may still qualify for half pay but only if due notice has been given to employers and news flash argentina youth scheme unlawful a national labour appeals court in argentina has annulled an agreement between the labour ministry and the mcdonalds fast food company . under the terms of the arrangement mcdonalds would hire 5 000 young people temporarily as interns being paid 4 500 pesos us293 per month well below the national minimum wage . the trade union group opposing the agreement told the court that the interns would not receive a pay slip have social security contributions paid by the company or receive any overtime pay or year end bonus in line with other company employees . international hr news flash forthcoming events save money on your next legal assignment . our international service fedee law is now available to corporate members . contact membershipservices fedee.com for further details . nicosia cyprus . friday november 18th 2016 . fedee data management forum . second meeting of the forum to review progress with gdpr privacy shield other global developments since the last meeting and to review the first draft of fedee s new data protection code of practice . amsterdam netherlands . january 10th 2017 next fedee fellowship meeting . off the record round table on important hr issues . bangalore india early 2017 date to be determined . fedee networking meeting with overview of key hr developments around the world . changsha hunan china early 2017 date to be determined . going global overcoming the barriers to multinational expansion . need in house training call the federation to ask about our customised events for individual companies . create your own event on butn our free face to face business networking community where you can break the ice online . http www.but n.com how we can help you click here to view our light hearted illustration of fedee s services to hr professionals . editorial two years on robin chater secretary general fedee back in october 2014 an attempt by the uk before the european court of justice to challenge the eu s cap on banker s bonuses was big news . then one of the court s principal advisors advocate general j skinen declared quite erroneously that the eu did posses the powers to apply the cap . weakly the uk government threw in the towel and the way was open for what was little more than a political attack on the city of london and a growing impression by many in the business community that continue reading recent fedee blogs editorial the european wage bubble comment calling time on wage cartels the federation of international employers fedee global formerly the federation of european employers head office adam house 7 10 adam street the strand london wc2n 6aa united kingdom telephone enquiries 44 0 207 520 9035 secretary general robin e.j chater membership secretary karen wallace operating in over 60 countries worldwide home about fedee human resources employment law pay and job evaluation labour relations members area news and events rss feed legal research centre suite 2 floor 3 p papapetrou 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