This post was also contributed by Sebastian Kutzner, Trainee, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Munich).
Due to increasing demands for a work life balance, uncertainty as to employees’ rights to rest periods, in particular, is widespread. German law distinguishes between two types of rest periods:
Hong Kong is often called the city where “East meets West”. One happy result of this conjunction is that Hong Kong employees become entitled to statutory Chinese and Western holidays.
Under the Employment Ordinance (Chapter 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong) employees in Hong Kong are entitled to 12 statutory holidays per
Under Venezuelan labour legislation, holidays and rest days are paid as follows:
1. Holidays
The following days and dates are holidays for the purposes of the Labor Law (Article 184):