Europe

  1. 4 For Europe (Germany), summarize key facts about wage and salary, paid time-off benefits, and protection programs.

The European Union (EU) is a unique international organization that aims at becoming an ­economic superpower, while still retaining such quintessential European practices as high levels of employment, social welfare protection, and strong trade unions.33 Even though the EU has its own legal powers and performs executive, legislative, and judicial functions like any other governing body, it has limited authority in the area of labor and employment laws. Although the EU does not attempt to harmonize the employment laws of member states, under the laws of all member states employers must provide employees with a written document ...

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