24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com FLEXICURITY A Franco-British Lawyers Society and British Nordic Lawyers Association evening Emmanuelle Ries

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com Agenda  FLEXIBILITY  Hiring  Firing  SECURITY  Job Seekers’ Allowance  Back to work programmes

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Indefinite Term Contract Probationary period Notice periods –Contractual notice period –Statutory notice period – 1 week for every complete year of service up to a maximum of 12 weeks Flexibility: Hiring

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Fixed Term Contract Strict fixed term Terminable on notice Rolling fixed term Flexibility: Hiring

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Less than one year employment No claim for unfair/constructive dismissal Contractual rights Flexibility: firing

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Over one year employment Statutory disciplinary and dismissal procedures; and Contractual rights Flexibility: firing

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Redundancy Redundancy consultation Collective redundancy consultation Flexibility: firing

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Redundancy payments SRP only if over two years employment. 1 week pay capped at £330 for calculating SRP – max £9.900 Flexibility: firing

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com SRP calculation 1 week pay for every year of employment between ages of 22 and 41 (incl). half a week pay for ages under 22. and 1.5 weeks for ages above 41. Flexibility: firing

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Discrimination legislation Applies before, during and after the employment relationship No limits on compensatory award Flexibility: firing

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Rates Personal Allowance: −Under 18: £35.65 −18-24: £46.85 −25 or over: £59.15 Couple: between £36.65 and £92.80 Security: JSA

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Length JSA is paid for 182 days Security: JSA

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Conditions Availability for work Actively seeking employment Meeting every 2 weeks Security: JSA

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  “New deals for skills”  Job Centre Plus programmes Security: Back to work programmes

24 April 2008europeanbusinesslawyers.com  Public expenditure on labour market policy measures (2005 Eurostat) UK: 0.3% of GDP France: 2.3% of GDP Denmark: 4% of GDP Security: Back to work programmes