October 2013

This post was contributed by Poppy Pritchard, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (London)

Gender imbalance on corporate boards poses a serious challenge for all EU member states. In an effort to tackle this issue the European Commission launched a public consultation on possible action at EU level on 5 March 2012. As a result of

This article was written by Jeremy Pooley, Of Counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) LLP.

The parties to a share or business acquisition need to be alert to the types of employee-related issues that can arise, and structure the acquisition accordingly.

Share acquisitions

An employment contract will remain in force following a share acquisition

On October 18, the President of the Republic published Decree Nº 503 (the Decree), establishing an increase of 10% in the minimum salary for public and private sector workers from November 1, 2013, using the 2013 National Consumer Price Index (INPC) as a reference. Below you will find our comments on the most relevant aspects

Under Venezuelan labour legislation, holidays and rest days are paid as follows:

1.         Holidays

The following days and dates are holidays for the purposes of the Labor Law (Article 184):

  • Sundays,
  • January 1,
  • Monday and Tuesday of Carnival,
  • Maundy Thursday and Good Friday,
  • May 1st,
  • December 24th, 25th, 30

This post was contributed by Kris Israel, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Calgary)

When severing the employment relationship without just cause, an employer is faced with a choice.  Should the employee be terminated effective immediately with pay in lieu of notice or, alternatively, would it be beneficial to instead provide working notice?  The

The German Federal Labour Court recently decided that dismissals for redundancy reasons can be made even if free positions are available at another business unit abroad.

In the case at hand, an employer decided to move its production from Germany to the Czech Republic. Only the administration department remained in Germany. Thus, the employer dismissed