Global Employment Law- Work From Anywhere: Make it work better – Transforming Workplace -#15

This is the 15th paper in our Transforming Workplace series. In this paper we examine how ‘work from anywhere’ can be made to work better. Work From Anywhere: Make it work better -Transforming Workplace – #15 This article is part of our Transforming Workplace series. Other articles exploring the opportunities, challenges and risk of the transforming … Continue reading

Germany: Stricter COVID-19-rules expired

By Frank Weberndörfer and Claudia Posluschny on May 26, 2022 Posted in Coronavirus, Europe, General, Germany

The German government has announced that, in light of falling infection rates, the “SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance” will not be extended (press release dated May 24, 2022; see also our blog dated November 24, 2021).… Continue reading

UK Pensions: Use of reasonable [en]force[ment] – unnerving for those on the receiving end?

By Julia Chirnside on May 19, 2022 Posted in General, UK

Speaking to banking colleagues recently about what the Pensions Regulator’s stronger powers mean for them reminded me just how much turns on the Regulator’s view of what is reasonable. There has been a great deal of discussion about the wide range of circumstances in which the Regulator could use its various powers (what the Regulator … Continue reading

The French Supreme Court validates the “Macron scale”: end of the Resistance?

By Laure Joncour on May 18, 2022 Posted in Europe, France, General

By way of background, before the entry into force of the “Macron scale”, in the case of unfair dismissal, it was for the judge in each case to set the amount of compensation for the loss suffered by the employee and the law did not set any maximum amount. This meant that judges were able to … Continue reading

Grève et télétravail : une interprétation large et libérale de la notion d’« établissement »

By Jennifer Nault on May 17, 2022 Posted in Canada, Québec

Le 23 mars dernier, dans la décision Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs de la Coop Lanaudière CSN c. Coop Novago, 2022 QCTAT 1324 (« Coop Novago »), le Tribunal administratif du travail (le « Tribunal ») a conclu que l’employeur ne peut, en ayant recours au télétravail, contourner les dispositions anti-briseurs de grève. Le contexte La Coop Novago, l’employeur, … Continue reading

La Cour de cassation valide le barème Macron : fin de la fronde ?

By Laure Joncour on May 17, 2022 Posted in Europe, France

Pour mémoire, avant l’entrée en vigueur du « barème Macron », en cas de licenciement sans cause réelle et sérieuse, il appartenait au juge de fixer l’indemnisation visant à réparer le préjudice du salarié et la loi n’avait fixé aucun maximum. Ainsi le juge fixait le montant des dommages-intérêts avec une grande latitude et sans … Continue reading

Essential guidance for employers on COVID-19 measures at the workplace from 26 April 2022

By Wilson Ang, Jeremy Lua and Wang Chen Yan on May 17, 2022 Posted in Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Data privacy and GDPR, Singapore

As Singapore takes its next step towards living with COVID-19, the Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”), the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) (collectively, the “Tripartite Partners”) have issued a revised set of guidelines for employers on the COVID-19 measures to be implemented at the workplace applicable from 26 April … Continue reading

The Employment proposals in the Queen’s Speech: Absence of the Employment Bill

By Amanda Sanders (UK) on May 16, 2022 Posted in General, UK, Uncategorized

On 10 May at the State Opening of Parliament, the legislative intention of the Government for the next parliamentary session was set out in the Queen’s Speech. Despite the speech containing proposals for 38 new laws, the long awaited Employment Bill was omitted. The Employment Bill, which was first proposed in 2019, was intended to … Continue reading

Employee data compliance: Data minimization and deletion obligation

By Frank Weberndörfer and Claudia Posluschny on May 10, 2022 Posted in Data privacy and GDPR, Europe, General, Germany

To avoid fines, the lawful processing of employee data must respect the principle regarding data retention. Employers are obliged to erase data that is no longer required, in particular regarding the publication of employee profiles or data processed in connection with COVID-19. A recent decision (Neuruppin Labor Court, December 14, 2021 – ref. 2 Ca … Continue reading

New Requirements for New York Employers Engaged in Electronic Monitoring to Come Into Effect May 7, 2022

By Nandini Rao (US) and Kevin MacNeill (US) on April 27, 2022 Posted in United States

A new law, which amends the New York Civil Rights Law, will require New York employers to provide notice before monitoring employee electronic communications. The amendment takes effect on May 7, 2022. What does the new law require for employers? The new law requires that New York employers fulfill three requirements before electronically monitoring their … Continue reading