The legitimacy of paying an employee a loaded wage rate inclusive of a value for annual leave (meaning that any annual leave taken will then be unpaid), has been the subject of recent debate.
On 29 November 2011, the Fair Work Commission (the FWC) handed down its decision in Mr Irving Warren; Hull-Moody Finishes
The Supreme Court of Canada has released an important decision on the enforceability of unilaterally imposed random alcohol testing policies in the unionized context.
In a 6-3 split, a majority of the Supreme Court upheld an arbitration board’s award that determined Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited’s (“Irving”) unilaterally imposed random alcohol testing policy violated its
This post was contributed by Heros Leask, Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) LLP.
On September 2nd 2012, the Kingdomof Bahrain’s Legislative Decree Law No. 36 of 2012 (the New Law) took effect, replacing Decree No. 23 of 1976, the Labour Law for the Private Sector. The New Law was approved
The DIFC is a separate legal jurisdiction in Dubai. It was established in 2004 and has its own civil and commercial laws which are based on common law principles and which seek to adhere to international standards. One of these laws is the employment law.
The original DIFC employment law was introduced
For those familiar with the make-up of the workforce in the UAE, the policy of Emiratisation is nothing new, but recent statements made by the UAE’s Minister of Labour indicate that the project is now of top priority with 2013 being declared the “Year of Emiratisation”.
The initiative, previously launched by the UAE Government
Cet article a été rédigé par Me Maude Grenier, avocate chez Norton Rose Fulbright (Montréal)
Chaque année, les employeurs et les employés se questionnent : le congé de la Fête nationale est-il obligatoire? Peut-il être accordé à un autre moment? Dans quelle situation l’employeur peut-il exiger qu’un employé travaille le 24 juin? Etc.
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In Germany, where there is a transfer of business, only the employees who belong to the relevant transferred entity automatically transfer to the new employer.
How would you decide the following case? A company offered call-answering services and back office activities. All employees of the company performed both services. The company decided to split the
After surviving a three year consultation process and hefty deliberations in the National Economic Development and Labour Council, strike ballot provisions were voted out of the Labour Relations Amendment Bill by Parliament’s labour committee last week.
The provisions, which were intended to amend the sections regulating workers’ right to strike in the Labour Relations
Cet article a été rédigé par Me Éric L’Italien, avocat chez Norton Rose Fulbright (Montréal)
Dans une décision récente, la Cour du Québec confirme que les dispositions prévues à la Loi sur les normes du travail (« L.N.T. ») et visant la mise en œuvre d’un licenciement collectif n’ont pas été édictées simplement
In Colombia as in many other Latin-American countries, non competence clauses are enforceable for the duration of the employment contract. This means that the restriction will disappear once the labor relationship is terminated.
The fact is that according to Article 26 of the Labour Code, parties in a labor relationship are allowed to agree