Tag archives: employer

Reduction in work considerations for New York employers during the COVID-19 pandemic

It has been nearly one month since the “New York on PAUSE” Order was implemented to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that the Order will be extended until May 15, 2020, requiring non-essential businesses across New York to remain closed for at least an additional month. With these ongoing … Continue reading

The #MeToo Movement: When Employees Take Their Complaints to Social Media

By Matt Heller (US) on February 27, 2018 Posted in North America, United States

As we are all aware, the news has been populated with stories concerning allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct, particularly in the entertainment and media industries as well as government institutions. These stories have contributed to the “#MeToo” movement, which originated on Twitter and other social media websites in late 2017 and has since become … Continue reading

Post-Election 2016 Briefing: Likely Amendments to the Fair Work Act

By Global Workplace Insider Team on July 14, 2016 Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has claimed victory in the federal election, as the Coalition achieved the slim majority in Australia’s federal parliament. We briefly outline the likely key amendments to the Fair Work Act, as promised by the Coalition Government prior to the election, and other possible amendments to the workplace relations legislative framework.… Continue reading

The CFO of a parent company can validly dismiss employees of a subsidiary

By Judicaël Fouquet on November 13, 2015 Posted in Europe, France

French employment law mandates that it is the employer itself who must notify employees of their dismissal. In this context, and for obvious practical reasons, the employer is entitled to delegate the authority to sign the dismissal letter to another person. However, even though case law has long admitted that in certain situations the dismissal … Continue reading

Passive smoking: Employees can claim damages

By Judicaël Fouquet on October 6, 2015 Posted in Europe, France

Legal context French employment law imposes a duty of care on the employer requiring it to ensure that the health and safety of its employees is not impacted as a result of their work. Such duty is interpreted very broadly by the courts, which only allow employers to escape liability in very limited circumstances such … Continue reading

The inclusion of profit in the definition of Business. Comparison of the New Labor Law and the abrogated Organic Labor Law

By guestauthor on May 15, 2014 Posted in General, Latin America, Venezuela

This post was -written by Valentina Albarran, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright (Caracas) The abrogated Organic Labor Law (“OLL”) defined Company and Business as follows: “Article 16: For the purposes of the Labor legislation, a Company is a business unit created for the production of goods or services in order to perform an economic activity and … Continue reading

Venezuela’s minimum wage increase to be implemented by employers

By Candace Sandoval on September 9, 2013 Posted in Latin America, Venezuela

Venezuela’s minimum salary for the day shift is Bs. 2,702.73 as of September 1, 2013, which represents the 10% increase established in Article 1 b) of the Minimum Wage Decree Nº 30 (Decree). This Decree came into effect on April 30, 2013 and its general implications were commented by Juan Carlos Pró-Rísquez, Esther Cecilia ”Kelly” … Continue reading