The Minister of Labour for Canada has announced Proposed Regulations under the Canada Labour Code.
If adopted, employers will have to, among other things:
Die Umsetzung guter Vorsätze: Erstmaliger Entgeltbericht nach dem Entgelttransparenzgesetz
Ganz oben auf der To-Do-Liste für 2018 steht – neben den Vorsätzen für das neue Jahr – für viele Unternehmen die erstmalige Aufstellung des Berichts zur Gleichstellung und Entgeltgleichheit nach dem Entgelttransparenzgesetz. Der Bericht ist im Jahr 2018 erstmals zu erstellen – Berichtszeitraum ist dabei das
In October 2016, we informed our readers and clients that the Québec Court of Appeal had unanimously upheld a Superior Court decision finding certain sections of the Pay Equity Act (Act) unconstitutional. The sections of the Act in question are those relating to retroactivity, employee participation in audits and posting of audit results.
A significant amount of new employment legislation is expected or is already in place for 2017. Key changes will be in the hiring of temporary workers through an agency (referred to as “personnel leasing” in Germany), employee protection and equal treatment.
Reform of laws regarding personnel leasing
One of the main developments in 2017 will
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (Agency) continues its efforts to promote gender equality in employment and the workplace. While we can take encouragement by the work in which the Agency is engaged, it is clear there is still much work to be done in this area and real change will require conscious organisational and cultural change.
Traditionally the grounds of sexual orientation have become a condition to discriminate. In Colombia, legal provisions focus in the prohibition of all forms of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation and gender identity.
According to Article 13 of the Colombian Political Constitution, each individual is born free and equal before the law, the same protection
This article was written by Amelia Berman, an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
The Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Act makes every day women’s equality day. The Act provides that the private sector as well as public bodies must progressively realise the target of 50% representation of women in decision-making positions.
The Act
This post was contributed by Poppy Pritchard, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (London)
Gender imbalance on corporate boards poses a serious challenge for all EU member states. In an effort to tackle this issue the European Commission launched a public consultation on possible action at EU level on 5 March 2012. As a result of