Friday, 9 October 2026
Regulatory changes detected daily from official sources across Europe. Create a free account to follow your jurisdictions and ask Taxxa what a change means in practice.
Social Security ContributionsGermanyRechtsprechung des Bundes3 weeks ago
The Ninth Ordinance extends the 1% winter-employment levy (0.6% employer, 0.4% employee) to 31 December 2027; § 3a then lapses on 1 January 2028.
Health & Safety at WorkNorwayArbeidstilsynet3 weeks ago
Smoke- and chemical-diving guidance now places responsibility on the utrykningsleder to have on-site risk conditions assessed at emergency call-outs, with restated employer duties for a fully sound working environment.
Parental & Family Leave RightsNorwayArbeidstilsynet3 weeks ago
The Omsorgspermisjon page no longer carries the sentence letting fathers or co-mothers postpone the two weeks; only the window from two weeks before birth to two weeks after the mother comes home remains.
Immigration & Work PermitsFranceService Public3 weeks ago
From 12 June 2026, asylum seekers under a Dublin transfer decision lose labour-market access; for them, only requests filed before that date, with GUDA registration older than six months, can still be granted.
Expatriate Payroll & Cross-border EmploymentEuropean UnionEUR-Lex3 weeks ago4 documents
The Commission's Fair Labour Mobility Package proposes an ESSPASS digital social-security pass, a first Union framework for third-country qualification recognition, and a stronger European Labour Authority.
Pension & Occupational Retirement SchemesFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Bayard SA signs a three-year generations accord with five unions: a seniority-scaled retirement top-up capped at EUR 30,000, phased-retirement pay guarantees from 60, and a 28-apprentice yearly floor.
Working Hours, Rest & Leave EntitlementsFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
SAS TECTA signs an indefinite CSE accord from 1 September 2026: a 37.5-hour weekly hours package for staff regularly working overtime, with a 220-hour quota, a disconnection right and Akuiteo time tracking.
Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
An avenant to a 10 June 2026 NAO accord lifts Paris-area store directors from 8.93% to 100% RVI reintegration, trims the Prime Paris et IDF rate from 12% to 10.91%, backdated to 1 January 2026.
Social Security ContributionsGermanyDeutsche Rentenversicherung3 weeks ago
The 603 EUR rate now applies strictly for 1 January to 31 December 2026. The 633 EUR figure governs from 1 January 2027.
Working Hours, Rest & Leave EntitlementsFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Adapeila signs an indefinite right-to-disconnect accord with CFDT, CGT, SUD and CGC from 1 July 2026: no contact outside working hours or 19h-8h for day-count staff, with on-call and emergency exceptions.
Expense Reimbursement Policies & RulesFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
SF Security signs an indefinite working-time accord with its CSE: a fuel or EV-charging allowance of EUR 0.30 per kilometre beyond 40 km, capped at the tax-free ceiling, backdated to 1 January 2025.
Discrimination & Equal Pay LawFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Boulangerie Viennoiserie Française signs a three-year equality accord with FO: a paid congé Schueller after maternity or adoption leave, a 1% return-from-leave pay floor and a 0.1% payroll catch-up budget.
Immigration & Work PermitsUnited KingdomGOV.UK3 weeks ago
The application window widens from 28 to 90 days for first and second UPE applications, with payments capped at 18 months from first UPE move.
Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Merger accord moves GeoInfrastructure staff onto Grands Projets status with kept 37-hour week, night and mission bonuses, settling aid and health-scheme switch.
Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Guebwiller metallurgy firm restates seniority, shift and medal bonuses, sick-pay scales and a 24-hour compensation credit replacing old perks from 1 July.
Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Amendment restores the omitted EUR 500 bonuses for 20- and 30-year medals alongside the EUR 800 and EUR 1,000 rungs, running to 31 August 2029.
Working Hours, Rest & Leave EntitlementsFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Eight-staff landscaper annualises hours at 1,607 a year with smoothed pay, 218-day packages, doubled Sunday pay and a 4 MG travel allowance from 1 September.
Parental & Family Leave RightsFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Amendment keeps compulsory group health cover during statutory birth leave with employer funding maintained and the employee share still deducted.
Employee Benefits & AllowancesFranceLégifrance3 weeks ago
Company accord pays EUR 550 a year for cycling or carpooling with 80 single trips, plus a EUR 150 receipts-based allowance, capped at EUR 850 with season tickets.
Working Hours, Rest & Leave EntitlementsLithuaniaVDI3 weeks ago
VDI's labour-law answers now cover overtime caps, works-council elections, third-country hiring and severance in one FAQ — including the 180-hour annual overtime ceiling and the post-July-2024 short-stay work rules.
