German law generally requires employers to take care of their employees’ needs. This obligation may become crucial in situations in which employees with children are affected. This article illustrates the most important childcare related rights of employees and the corresponding obligations employers can be faced with.
Protection of pregnant employees
The German Maternity Protection Act
In this post we provide an overview of the following two types of obligations that an employer has under Australian law when it comes to employees with child care responsibilities:
We also provide some practical
Where an employer unilaterally fundamentally or substantially changes the terms and conditions of employment, it is possible that an employee will raise an allegation of constructive dismissal, seeking notice and severance obligations under the applicable employment standards legislation, pursuant to an employment contract or, more frequently, common law notice of termination obligations.
Often at issue
This article was written by senior associate Helen Perrin and associate Paul Lockyer.
Similar to the labour markets of other GCC states (Emiratisation: what foreign businesses in the UAE need to know), the private sector in Saudi Arabia is largely dominated by expatriate workers. This has become a pressing concern for the
Written contract requirement
PRC law requires that an employer must enter into written employment contracts with each of its employees within one month after the commencement of the employment.
Where an employer fails to enter into a written employment contract within such period of time, the employer is liable to pay double salary to the
In the context of redundancies, French employers are subject to a strict reclassification obligation which requires them to try to seek alternative positions to be proposed to those employees whose dismissal is contemplated, prior to notification of the dismissal.
In addition to their own research at company and group level, it is common practice for
Les employeurs québécois le savent… lorsqu’ils sont régis par une convention collective de travail et qu’ils imposent des mesures disciplinaires, ces dernières sont susceptibles d’être révisées par un arbitre de griefs, particulièrement en raison de l’approche fondée sur la gradation des sanctions. En effet, l’article 100.12 f) du Code du travail prévoit que l’arbitre peut