Roger Helmer MEP

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East Midlands

  • Parliamentary Committees:
    • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
    • Committee on Petitions
  • Parliamentary Delegation:
    • Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
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Contact Details

Email: roger.helmer@europarl.europa.eu

Website: http://www.rogerhelmer.com

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Press

ECJ sick leave ruling will create a minefield for small businesses

Posted,9/15/2009 2:00:00 PM

Responding to the European Court of Justice's ruling that will allow workers to claim back holiday lost to illness, Roger Helmer MEP, Conservative employment spokesman in the European Parliament, said:

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This MEP in the News

Holiday sickness ruling 'will hit small businesses'

Small businesses may suffer from “severe staff shortages” after a landmark ruling allowed workers to claim back holiday time lost to illness, it has been claimed.

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WORKERS CAN NOW CLAIM BACK HOLIDAYS RUINED BY ILLNESS

WORKERS who fall ill while on holiday can now demand extra days off after a landmark EU ruling.

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Worries as EU's Schengen borders expand east

Just one porous border will stand between most of Europe and tens of thousands of illegal immigrants under changes that take effect on Friday.

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EU debate 'defies democracy' says UK MEP

A major parliamentary conference on Europe’s future has been branded “little more than the EU institutions talking to themselves”.

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Wallström: Time to stop blaming each other for EU communication failures

The EU has come under fire this week for being out of touch with its citizens. During a parliamentary conference on Europe’s future, some MEPs, including the UK’s Roger Helmer, criticised the conference, Citizen’s Agora, for being a waste of time and money.

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