As he heads into the final year of his presidency, and in the face of continued Congressional impasse, President Obama continues to exercise his executive authority to issue directives targeting the federal contractor workforce.
A new executive order requires that federal contractors offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave. Eligible employees will
Can hospitals implement policies that require nurses to get a flu shot or wear a mask? An Arbitrator in Ontario says no. This has left about 30 Ontario hospitals who implemented such policies unable to enforce them.
The test case involved Sault Area Hospital (“SAH”) in Sault Ste. Marie. The hospital introduced
In previous posts we have examined the “workplace rights” limb of the adverse action jurisdiction in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) – specifically the protection given in relation complaints. The issue has been considered again in a recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court.
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that, for workers with no fixed or habitual place of work, time spent travelling between their homes and the premises of the first and last customers designated by their employer constitutes “working time” within the meaning of the EU Working Time Directive.
The case was a reference
In an earlier post, we looked at the Ramsey litigation, which involved consideration of the complex legal tests that apply when determining whether a person who performs work for a company is an employee or contractor.
This article was written by Jonathan Jones and Jose Jorge , Directors at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
Despite the deeming provisions contained in the amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) an employee of a labour broker placed with a client for three months will not be considered to be transferred to the client
Please view this month’s video from Paul Griffin, Head of Employment & Labour in London, which provides a review of consultation papers issued by the UK Government affecting UK employment law.
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On August 27, 2015 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a high-impact, 3-2 decision along party lines, handed labor unions a significant advantage in their enforcement of collective bargaining laws by significantly modifying its longstanding “joint employer” standard. The ruling will surely leave countless businesses potentially liable for violations of labor laws committed by