Local radio station, Kaya FM recently terminated its contract with controversial DJ Phat Joe (real name Majota Khambule). It was the beginning of the end of the relationship between the parties when the content manager of the station sent a letter to Khambule, complaining of incidents of “gratuitous smut, sexual innuendo and partisan politicking”, in
Canadian employment law is predicated on the notion that the relationship between an employee and an employer is contractual in nature. “At will” employment does not exist in Canada.
The employment contract usually takes one of three forms (written, implied or collective) and, in some cases, there may be some overlap. The contract is governed
Venezuela’s minimum salary for the day shift is Bs. 2,702.73 as of September 1, 2013, which represents the 10% increase established in Article 1 b) of the Minimum Wage Decree Nº 30 (Decree).
This Decree came into effect on April 30, 2013 and its general implications were commented by Juan Carlos Pró-Rísquez, Esther Cecilia
Controversial rules allowing employees to waive certain employment rights in exchange for shares in their employer’s company came into force in the UK at the beginning of this month.
The new rules, set out in the UK’s employment legislation, provide for a new type of employment status known as an ‘employee shareholder’. Essentially an employee
PRC law has stringent restrictions on the termination of employment contracts. Generally, an employment contract can be terminated by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee. In the absence of the employee’s consent, PRC law provides very limited grounds for termination of an employment contract by the employer. There are two categories of statutory
This article was written by Akshay Dosaj, Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Entitlements under the Labour Law
A key consideration relevant to foreign investors in the UAE is the scope of rights available to all employees upon the termination of their employment contracts. Under UAE Labour Law, every employee has a right to: