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• Portugal: Redundant employees entitlement to public support

  The Portuguese legal framework provides public income support for employees who become involuntarily unemployed. It combines temporary income replacement with active employment measures intended to support their return to work. The two principal forms of income support for fully unemployed employee…

  • 01/07/2026 01/07/2026
  • Redundant employees entitlement to public support Redundant employees entitlement to public support
  • Portugal Portugal

• Finland: Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals

  Under the Cooperation Act, the employer is obligated to address the grounds for and effects of planned staff reductions during operation negotiations. In addition, the employer is obligated to give genuine consideration to alternative solutions, including ways to limit the scope of the reductions a…

  • 01/06/2026 01/06/2026
  • Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals
  • Finland Finland

• Denmark: Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training

  The Danish Act on Compensation and Subsidies for Participation in Vocational Adult Education and Training provides financial support to employees who participate in vocational training. The aim of the legislation is to facilitate access to upskilling, particularly for low-skilled workers, by reduci…

  • 13/05/2026 13/05/2026
  • Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training
  • Denmark Denmark

• Denmark: Redundant employees entitlement to public support

  The Danish Act on Unemployment Insurance establishes the legal framework for the unemployment benefit system (dagpenge), which provides financial support to individuals who become unemployed. The system is based on voluntary insurance, meaning that employees must be members of an unemployment insur…

  • 13/05/2026 13/05/2026
  • Redundant employees entitlement to public support Redundant employees entitlement to public support
  • Denmark Denmark

• Austria: Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training

  **Objective** The amendment to the Austrian Arbeitsvertragsrechts-Anpassungsgesetz (AVRAG) in 2024 aims to strengthen employee protection with regard to training obligations and to align Austrian law with Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions. The main goal is …

  • 17/08/2025 17/08/2025
  • Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training
  • Austria Austria

• Poland: Employees obligation to undertake training

  Compliance with health and safety (OSH) regulations and rules is a fundamental duty of every employee. For non-compliance with those regulations, as well as with the order of work, an employer can apply a reprimand or a warning. It is a responsibility of an employer to provide OSH training to the e…

  • 14/08/2025 14/08/2025
  • Employees obligation to undertake training Employees obligation to undertake training
  • Poland Poland

• Poland: Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training

  Employers are not legally required to provide formal skill development plans or training programmes for employees. However, they are obligated to facilitate the improvement of employees' professional qualifications. According to Article 17 of the Polish Labour Code, employers must assist employees …

  • 14/08/2025 14/08/2025
  • Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training
  • Poland Poland

• Poland: Selection of employees for (collective) dismissals

  When preparing for collective dismissals in Poland, employers are required to define selection criteria for choosing which employees will be dismissed. These criteria are: proposed by the employer, negotiated with employee representatives, finalised in either a collective agreement, or a dismissal …

  • 14/08/2025 14/08/2025
  • Selection of employees for (collective) dismissals Selection of employees for (collective) dismissals
  • Poland Poland

• Netherlands: Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training

  Since 1 July 2020, Article 7:611a in Book 7 of the Dutch Civil Code requires employers to provide necessary training for free. This obligation applies when training is needed to perform an employee’s current duties or to continue working if their job ends. It also covers training required by law or…

  • 01/07/2025 01/07/2025
  • Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training Employers obligation to provide skill development plans or training
  • Netherlands Netherlands

• Bulgaria: Algorithmic management

  **LAST UPDATE 2023 - THIS CONTENT WILL NOT BE UPDATED** Law on amendments and supplements to the Labour Code regulates the use of automated systems for the reporting of working time for remote workers. The regulation defines: * "Information system for algorithmic management" as a system for maki…

  • 19/04/2024 19/04/2024
  • Algorithmic management Algorithmic management
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria