Tag archives: compensation

Supreme Court awards employee compensation amounting to 5% of the revenue of outstandingly profitable patent in Shanks v Unilever

The ownership of a company’s intellectual property is a sensitive subject for many companies. A recent case considered the compensation an employee may be entitled to under the Patents Act 1977 where the patents are held to be of outstanding benefit to the employer. As it is often a company’s employees who create intellectual property, … Continue reading

What measures are in place (or proposed) to address gender pay inequality in the workplace?

By Isabella Gandini on June 3, 2016 Posted in Colombia

Efforts to reduce gender pay inequality have been rising all around the globe, without Colombia being an exception. The challenge of gender inclusiveness has to do with generational aspects that have brought cultural changes, including the evolution of women’s role in society. Colombian government has implemented initiatives to improve working conditions. Such initiatives have generated … Continue reading

Moral harassment: an employee victim of harassment can be compensated twice

By Judicaël Fouquet on December 12, 2014 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, Europe, France

Legal context French employment law strictly prohibits acts of moral harassment within a company, employers being required to take all measures necessary to prevent such situations from occurring in the first place. Applicable sanctions in the event of breach of such prohibition can be particularly severe since the employer can face penal sanctions as well … Continue reading

Case Brief: On workers’ compensation for federal government employees

By Michael Torrance on November 6, 2014 Posted in Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld an Alberta Court of Appeal decision addressing the principles of compensation application to federal government employees covered in Martin v. Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board), 2014 SCC 25. The Alberta Court had restored a workers’ compensation Appeals Commission decision that had assessed and denied the compensation claim of a Parks … Continue reading

Employees’ rights on redundancy in South Africa: A no-fault dismissal

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on June 11, 2014 Posted in South Africa

This article was written by Jonathan Jones, an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa In South African employment law, there are only three fair reasons for a dismissal: the employee’s misconduct; the employee’s incapacity; or the employer’s operational requirements (retrenchments). A dismissal for operational requirements is viewed as a “no-fault dismissal” as it can … Continue reading

Variable remuneration: a motivational tool to use with caution

By Elodie Grangier on September 26, 2013 Posted in Europe, France

It is common practice for companies to pay their employees a variable remuneration based on their performance. Such remuneration has become an increasingly popular component of employee compensation as it constitutes a very effective way of ensuring employee commitment. French case law permits such remuneration but lays down strict conditions to be complied with. Consequently, … Continue reading