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
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
Both the LRA and BCEA Amendment bills were passed by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) yesterday.
The BCEA Amendment bill was passed unchanged.
With regards to the LRA Amendment bill, the NCOP recommended a few minor changes. The most important change affords an employer 3 months after the commencement of the new
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
On 29 July 2013, a blog entry on time limitations of employment relationships in Germany stated that the employer may agree on a fixed term contract for a period of up to two years if the candidate was not employed by the company within the last three years. This has been the opinion of the
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):