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Call-out service under new Labour Code
Call-out service: on an hourly or daily basis? What do Lithuanian employers need to be aware of? The new Labour Code foresees two types of on-call duty - active and passive. Active on-call duty means carrying out security-type work. Passive on-call duty means employee availability at the employer’s call at
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Liability for medical devices
Does the new Medical Devices Regulation offer any added value? Regardless of negligence or fault, manufacturers of medical devices are liable under national laws implementing the EU Product Liability Directive, usually in addition to a fault-based national tort liability regime. The Medical Devices Regulation, to be applied from
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Disputes with producers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
Trouble with a producer in a CEE land? Unclear text and foreign law always favor the domestic producer. But there are tips and tricks that can help, even in the middle of a dispute. We deal with tough cases; we know the local courts. Intimately. We work with arbitration. And
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Equal pay for equal work
New reform of the posting of workers directive With regard to the posting of workers the existing regulations provide that for posted workers the same employment and working conditions have to apply as for local employees. However, with regard to the remuneration the companies are
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First steps in the battle against the double standard for food products in the EU
The European Union has begun to become actively involved in the issue of foodstuff of dual quality across different member states. Specifically, the Commission has passed guidelines which ought to make it easier to interpret and apply food production laws and consumer protection laws. In recent times, the issue