Internationalisation of the workforce has opened up many new opportunities and challenges for organisations trying to implement their own employee laws internationally. The introduction of European Union employee laws, such as the work-life balance directive, will make it very difficult for businesses to employ new staff, manage existing staff, and retain staff. This will particularly affect many types of companies, such as businesses that are employing people in multiple EU countries or multiple locations within one country.
At Dynamic Staffing Services, we help our clients stay ahead of the changes to compliance and provide them with the most effective solutions for finding, hiring, and managing employees that will put them in a position to succeed as the laws continue to change.
Key Changes in EU Employment Law
- Work Life Balance Key Update
The European Union has introduced a brand new directive to ensure that workers will have a better opportunity to create a work-life balance by providing more means of support to workers through work-life balance. Employers need to ensure they have established and implemented their own policies regarding work-life balance to benefit their employees by offering:
- Paid Parental Leave: All employers must provide employees with the opportunity to use a specific amount of paid parental leave to allow for equal participation by both mothers and fathers (or caregivers) in caregiving opportunities.
- Flexible Work: Employees now have the right to request a flexible work schedule (telecommuting or teleworking), flexible hours, etc.
- Carers’ Leave: If the employee must care for a sick family member, the employee can take a temporary leave from work to care for that sick family member.
Employers must ensure they have developed and maintained supportive workplace policies and benefits, such as paid family leave and flexible work arrangements, in order to provide the best possible support to their employees.
- Clear and Reliable Working Conditions
The European Parliament has passed a law for employers to provide employees with a clear working agreement, which defines the employment relationship between the employee and employer, such as what hours the employee will be working, how much the employee will be paid for those hours, etc. The purpose of this legislation is to minimise employers’ dependency on zero-hour contracts and to provide employees with a higher level of stability, reliability, predictability, and certainty of their future working conditions.
- New Rules for Cross-Border Employment and Posting
With more and more companies in the EU employing cross-border workers, the EU has introduced new regulations for cross-border hiring and posting of employees in the EU. The new cross-border hiring regulations require all companies hiring employees across borders to comply with the employment laws of the country in which the employee is hired, including social security and taxes for that employee. If you don’t follow the new rules for hiring people from other countries, you could face legal problems and fines.
How Dynamic Staffing Services Can Help You Stay Compliant
Dynamic Staffing Services assists employers as they adapt to the newly evolving employment landscapes within the European Union (EU). Dynamic Staffing Services provides employers with strategic recruiting services that enable them to comply with all recent laws regarding the initial employment of their employees within the EU’s increasingly complex regulatory framework.
- Cross-Border Recruitment: The cross-border recruitment of employees from different member states of the EU presents its own unique set of challenges for employers. The team at Dynamic Staffing Services has experience developing employment contracts and compliance documents for employees recruited from other member states of the EU. The process has been streamlined for ease of use by industry professionals.
- Compliance Support: Dynamic Staffing Services stays current with any changes in EU Employment Law and provides employers with assistance regarding the necessary changes to policies and procedures that need to be implemented.
- Workforce Solutions: Dynamic Staffing Services has an extensive network of skilled workers across a wide range of industries, which enables us to provide employers who partner with us with qualified candidates to fill permanent, temporary, or contractor positions.
Working with Dynamic Staffing Services provides employers with the assurance that they are compliant with all responsible staffing practices while also positioning themselves for the continually evolving regulatory environment within the European Union (EU).
Future-Proof Your Workforce
Due to the rapidly evolving employment law landscape throughout the European Union (EU), businesses must take steps to adjust their recruiting methods in order to stay compliant with EU regulations while at the same time staying competitive on the market. Dynamic Staffing Services will help you navigate the minefield of legal challenges associated with developing an agile recruiting strategy that creates a legally compliant workforce capable of supporting continued business growth.
To learn more about how Dynamic Staffing Services can assist you in navigating the EU’s evolving terrain, employment law, and developing a compliant workforce capable of meeting future needs, contact us either by email at clientservices@dss-hr.com or by phone at +91-11-40410000.
