One of the difficult questions for UK employers is the right of employees to carry over holiday where they have been absent from work on long term sickness absence.
Recent cases have clarified that where a person is on long term sickness absence they are entitled to accrue holiday and to carry over holiday into
Bewirbt sich ein schwerbehinderter Mensch auf eine ausgeschriebene Stelle, ist der Arbeitgeber grundsätzlich verpflichtet, die Schwerbehindertenvertretung nach § 81 SGB IX zu beteiligen. Verletzt er diese Obliegenheit, kann dies zu Gunsten des Schwerbehinderten eine Benachteiligung wegen seiner Behinderung im Sinne des Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetzes indizieren. Dies kann zu einer Schadensersatz- und Entschädigungszahlungsverpflichtung des Arbeitgebers führen.
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Expatriate workers arriving in the UAE are often surprised to learn that, despite their hard won negotiations in getting the perfect expatriate package and employment contract agreed with their new employer, they will be required to sign a short standard form employment contract (in English and Arabic) governed by the UAE Labour Law with the
After over two years before Parliament the Labour Relations Amendment Bill was finally adopted by the National Assembly yesterday after having been passed by 248 votes to 81.
The Bill looks somewhat different from the initial Labour Relations Amendment Bill, 2010. Employers should take note of the following most notable modifications:
Cet article a été rédigé par Me Audrey Murray, avocate chez Norton Rose Fulbright Canada (Montréal)
Le Tribunal des droits de la personne a rendu une décision le 25 juillet dernier condamnant un employeur à verser 7 605 $ en dommages à une ancienne employée non voyante.
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La demanderesse, une massothérapeute, est affectée
This post was contributed by Jonquille Pak, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Toronto)
In the recent case of Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (“AECL”) 2013 FC 733, the Federal Court confirmed that companies subject to the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) are permitted to dismiss non-union employees without
This post was contributed by Valentina Albarrán, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Caracas
A few months after the 1st year anniversary of the Venezuelan New Labor Law the legislative body has proven itself to be a modern take on the Pandora´s Box myth.
Of the many controversial aspects of the law, there is still
As new wage and hour or work-schedule regulations have been recently brought fully into effect, employers face risks of being sanctioned in case the Ministry of Labour and Social Security finds that such rules have been breached.
In fact, the duration of the ordinary work period as of May 7, 2013 may not exceed 40
Much has been said about the proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) regarding collective issues, such as strikes, picketing and labour broking.
There are however a number of other proposed amendments which employers should be aware of. Some of the proposed amendments relate to review applications in the Labour Court.
On 1 August 2013, amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth.) (SD Act) that delivered protection against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status came into force. The amendments serve to modernise the SD Act, delivering protections that better reflect the realities of contemporary society.
Under the