Dismissal procedures are highly regulated in France including with respect to the identity of the individual who is entitled to conduct the procedure and sign the dismissal letter; such person must -by definition- be the “employer” . However, some flexibility has been introduced over the years by French case law, and a recent decision of
Update for New York City employers: New required anti-sexual harassment poster and information sheet published; compliance required beginning September 6, 2018
In May 2018, we reported on New York City’s recent enactment of a number of laws addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. For further information, see our prior Global Workplace Insider post, New York City employers take note: New anti-sexual harassment laws enacted. As we previously reported, effective September 6, 2018, all New York
No “fair go” makes dismissal for a valid reason unfair
The Fair Work Commission will inevitably find a dismissal to be ‘unfair’ if, despite having legitimate performance concerns, an employer does not give the employee a ‘fair go’ to both respond to those concerns and improve their performance.
In Cheek v ELB Pty Ltd,[1] the Commission took a close look at just what a ‘fair go’ means in finding the dismissal for a valid reason to be unfair.
Truth and Reconciliation: New Statutory Holiday Considered for Federally-regulated Workplaces
The federal government has recently publicly announced that it plans to implement one of the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 2015 report, Calls to Action, or in French, Appels à l’action, which calls “upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday,
Corporate Governance Reform – new disclosure requirements
Following on from it proposals for reform, which we reported on at the end of last year (Corporate Governance Proposals), the UK Government has now published draft regulations, (the draft Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018). The Draft Regulations will implement some of the proposals, in particular in relation to holding larger companies to account