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Europe — EU

This Overview summarises the international employment law guides available in the subtopic ‘Europe—EU’.

EU employment law

Practice Note: EU employment law sets out a summary of key EU employment law.

It provides an overview of EU law and its application in Member States, covering EU Treaties, Regulations, Directives and caselaw jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) and explains how the UK implemented EU obligations by secondary legislation,

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