On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced several widely discussed executive actions to expand deportation relief to certain unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Among other measures, the executive actions will expand eligibility for minors and parents of US citizens who entered the US by January 1, 2010 to obtain employment authorization and remain in
In Germany 80% of all internet users are registered in social networks and 70% of all internet users actively make use of social networks. This development is also increasingly having an impact on the world of employment.
Social media and recruitment
In general, German data protection legislation allows the employer to collect and use an
In an interesting executive employment decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently upheld a contractual provision that resulted in forfeiture of restricted share units after resignation in Levinsky v The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
The Plaintiff, a Vice President and Managing Director at TD Bank, participated in the Bank’s Long Term Compensation Plan. The Plan
When does notice of termination actually occur when there is a sale of business? That was the question considered recently by the British Columbia Court of Appeal in the recent case of Kerfoot v Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, 2013 BCCA 330 (CanLII). The answer could have significant implications for potential liability associated with a sale
This post was contributed by Yanet C. Aguiar, Partner, and Valentina Albarrán, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Caracas.
Social media has become the new way of expression of everyone, from children to adults, now more than ever people share their lives. There is no question about each person’s right to share as much of their personal
The impact of the use of social media in the workplace has regularly given rise to controversies and debates as how this subject is to be handled by a company’s management. The current state of employment law is still not entirely settled in this respect. It is however possible to provide some guidance on the
The use of social media in Australia continues to grow on a daily basis. There are now over 13.4 million daily users of Facebook, 3.9 million active users of LinkedIn and over 2.7 million monthly users of Twitter (Source: Social Media Statistics Australia). There is a good chance that one, if not all of
No need to reiterate the omnipresence of social media in our daily environment. Whether it is reading the mayor of Montreal’s latest tweet, browsing a friend’s pictures of his or her newborn on Instagram, or expressing dissatisfaction on our Facebook walls, there exists a multitude of reasons to get lost online.
Through their “social” character,
The onset of legal liability in the New Year, following a mishap at the end of year work party, is an unpleasant reality for employers.
Employers can leave themselves open to this liability because of misunderstandings about the extent of their powers and responsibilities.
The legal reality is that the end of year office function
The growth of Australia pay rates remains at a record low. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) indicates that pay rates increased by just 2.5% over the 12 months ending on 30 September 2014 (WPI September 2014 Key Figures). This was the 6th consecutive