One thing is very clear under Venezuela legislation, it is almost impossible to dismiss a worker.
A. Job Stability
Theoretically, the Labour Law allows employers to terminate workers with or without cause.
This post was contributed by Marie Kwok, Of Counsel, Norton Rose Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the primary piece of employment legislation is the Employment Ordinance (EO), which sets out the minimum statutory entitlements for employees. The EO is applicable to all employees in Hong Kong, subject to limited exceptions. If an employer dismisses
On the termination of employment in the UK, leaving aside issues of discrimination, human rights, and claims for a redundancy payment, an employee has two key types of potential claim against his employer.
Wrongful dismissal
The first is a claim of wrongful dismissal, which is a claim based in contract.
In essence, a claim of
This post was contributed by Annegret Müller-Mundt, Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Munich)
Basic principle
In Germany, in principle, either party may terminate an existing employment relationship without reason by complying with the contractual notice period. However, this general rule applies only in the rarest of circumstances because the Act on Protection against
We are delighted to announce that in the next few days, our bloggers from many regions will discuss how wrongful dismissal is dealt with in their respective jurisdiction! Our bloggers will address the remedies available for employees wrongfully dismissed as well as the main criteria courts and tribunals use to adjudicate these complaints.
We hope
A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the UK has considered the meaning of the words “at one establishment” for the purposes of triggering collective consultation obligations.
Under the UK collective redundancy rules, the obligation to inform and consult only arises when an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant “20 or more
This post was contributed by Regina Martyn, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Toronto)
Employers should be aware of the possibility of new statutory job-protected leaves of absence in Ontario. Bill 21, known as the “Employment Standards Amendment Act” (Leaves to Help Families), is in the Second Reading and proposes
A popular way for foreign companies to retain 100 per cent foreign ownership in the UAE is to open a branch or representative office of a foreign company (Setting up a branch or representative office of a foreign company in the UAE). Whilst this initially appears to be an attractive proposition, many foreign
This article was written by Léonie Hamway, Norton Rose Fulbright.
Many countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have a huge population of migrant workers making up a significant proportion of the workforce. For example, in Qatar, 300,000 citizens rely on 1.3 million migrants for their labour needs (Qatar’s migrant worker problem now includes
In einer aktuellen Entscheidung des Bundesarbeitsgerichtes hat dieses zur Bestimmtheit einer Kündigungserklärung Stellung genommen.
Der Sachverhalt:
Die Klägerin war seit Ende der 80er Jahre als Industriekauffrau bei dem Arbeitgeber beschäftigt. Mitte 2010 wurde über das Vermögen des Arbeitgebers das Insolvenzverfahren eröffnet und ein Insolvenzverwalter bestellt. Nachdem die Betriebsstilllegung beschlossen und der Betriebsrat ordnungemäß angehört wurde,