New guidance from the Pensions Regulator reflects recent legislative changes requiring trustees of occupational pension schemes to set out their policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues which may influence their investment decisions.
The new law
From 1 October 2019, changes apply governing the way pension schemes prepare and revise their
A decision of the Supreme Administrative Court (“Conseil d’Etat”) of 8th July 2019 has overruled the decision of a work inspector (“inspecteur du travail”) who had rejected a zero tolerance policy regarding the consumption of alcohol during working hours for certain classes of employees in a company.
The case concerned a
Dans la décision, Romeo et Antoine Laoun inc., 2019 QCTAT 2887, rendue par le Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT), la juge administrative, Susan Heap, devait décider du bien-fondé d’une plainte de pratique illégale découlant du licenciement d’une employée enceinte. La juge en profite pour faire un rappel très pertinent des facteurs pris
Le droit à la déconnexion fait couler beaucoup d’encre au Québec. Et pour cause : au-delà du (très médiatisé et défunt) Projet de loi n°1097 : Loi sur le droit à la déconnexion, nombre d’auteurs tirent la sonnette d’alarme quant aux risques liés à l’actuelle surconnexion des employés. Chose certaine : face à la montée
The German Bundesrat recently approved a long-awaited and controversially debated immigration legislation, implementing several European directives dating back more than ten years. The “Skilled Immigration Act (“Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz”) intends to attract qualified professionals from around the world. Further, the Act aims to improve labour market efficiency, prevent skill shortages and offset regional imbalances in
La Cour de cassation vient de déclarer conforme aux engagements internationaux de la France, le « barème Macron » qui plafonne les indemnités attribuées par un juge en cas de licenciement sans cause réelle et sérieuse.
Avant l’entrée en vigueur du « barème Macron », en cas de licenciement sans cause réelle et sérieuse ,
The Home Office has published an unexpected update in relation to the Tier 2 and 5 Guidance for Sponsors.
Where an employee wishes to enter the UK as a skilled worker (Tier 2) or temporary worker or under the youth mobility scheme (Tier 5), they will need to be “sponsored” before they can apply to
Since the enactment of the ‘adverse action’ provisions under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) some 10 years ago, it is far more difficult for an employer to lawfully dismiss an executive or senior manager. Why? Because adverse action claims:
It is therefore not surprising that the number of senior, and highly paid, individuals commencing adverse action claims to challenge their dismissal is continuing to trend upwards. So, what are adverse action claims and how can an employer protect itself against these risks?
In a recent decision from Newfoundland and Labrador, the court upheld an arbitrator’s decision that an employer had the right to refuse to employ an employee because of cannabis use.
The employee had 30 years of service as a labourer on construction projects in the province. He had worked on a hydro project that involved
In the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32, the Supreme Court has upheld a 6-month non-compete covenant, adopting the more liberal approach to the rules of severance.
The Court ruled that on its proper construction, the covenant was unreasonably wide in that it restrained the employee from holding a minority shareholding