Speaking English at work may become compulsory
Obliging workers to communicate in English at work may not be lawful in general, however there are mechanisms to require it in positions in which it is essential. One year ago, in September 2017,...
Monthly Archive: September 2018
To have access to a public contract, companies must adopt measures for disabled workers
Breaching the law that requires reserving job positions for disabled persons not only entails statutory penalties but now may also bar a company from the possibility of opting for a significant public contract. Since...
Could the inequality between paternity leave and maternity leave be unconstitutional?
A father has managed to have an appeal admitted by the Constitutional Court, in which he claims that the inequality between paternity leave and maternity leave is a form of discrimination. Last May the...
The CJEU broadens the scope of protection of registered trademarks
In a recent judgment, the Court determined that the removal of a registered trademark from the original products could constitute an infringement In case C-129/17, Mitsubishi v. Duma and GS International BVBA, the Court...