Professional employer organizations (PEOs) are third-party organizations engaged by companies, usually domiciled in one country, to directly employ individuals based in another country. Such arrangements are being...more
We are pleased to make available this year's edition of the Global Employer Guide. Created to complement our Global Employer Solutions® service, the guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across...more
3/14/2022
/ Asset Transfer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Labor Laws ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
Summary - In the latest of a long line of cases relating to the calculation of holiday pay, the Court of Appeal has given a very significant decision that will impact all employers who engage independent contractors....more
We are pleased to make available this year's edition of the Global Employer Guide. The guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across numerous countries.
Our updated release reflects the changes...more
3/3/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Contract ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
With everything else going on, it is important not to forget that changes to the off-payroll working rules (commonly known as IR35) are due to come into effect on 6 April 2021, imposing new legal obligations on businesses...more
The COVID-19 emergency led the Member States of the European Union to adopt appropriate preventive measures aimed at achieving a healthy and safe resumption of work activities and avoiding the spread of the virus at the...more
K&L Gates is proud to release the latest update of our Global Employer Guide. Created to complement our global employer solutions service, the interactive guide provides a quick, concise summary of the main employment law...more
In Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE (C-55/18), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that, in order to comply with the provisions of the EU Working Time Directive (the Directive)...more
The legislation has been hailed for blazing a trail globally with nations from Australia to India poised to pass similar laws as the world seeks to meet a United Nations goal of ending by 2030 a crime estimated to enslave at...more
Workplace Wrap is our magazine covering the core areas of Australian workplace law: industrial relations, employment, equal employment opportunity and workplace health and safety.
Workplace Wrap articles condense some of...more
Although much of the UK’s current employment law framework derives from the EU, it seems unlikely that the UK’s exit from the EU would result in significant legal changes, at least in the short term. There are several reasons...more
Please find below our “Brexit Bites” which are intended to cover the critical issues at play in the event that the British people vote on 23 June to leave the European Union.
Whilst it is unlikely that the UK’s exit from...more
What happened? In Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc, the Supreme Court decided that the employer was vicariously liable for an employee’s assault on a customer. Mr Mohamud, a man of Somali origin, went into a Morrisons...more
In Barbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights (the "ECHR") ruled that an employer may access employees’ private messages sent using the employer’s resources during working hours. Mr Barbulescu’s employer had a...more
In Pnaiser v NHS England and Coventry City Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the "EAT") ruled that to make a successful claim of disability discrimination, the employee need show only that the disability was part of...more
On 29 October 2015, the ‘corporate provision’, section 54, of the Modern Slavery Act (the “Act”), came into force. All businesses in the UK with a global turnover of £36 million will now be required to publish an annual...more
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) comes into force on 1 October 2015 and requires organisations to publish a statement in each financial year setting out the steps they have taken to tackle the problem of slavery and...more
The European Court of Justice decided last week that for workers without a fixed place of work, time spent travelling from home to their first customer appointment and from the last customer appointment back home counts as...more
What happened? In Smith v British Waterways Board the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) decided that an employee was fairly dismissed for posting derogatory and disparaging comments on Facebook despite the comments being...more
What happened? In The Basildon Academies v Amadi, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the "EAT") decided that an employee was not under an implied duty to disclose allegations of misconduct to his employer where there was no...more
What happened? In E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Morris and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the "EAT") upheld the Employment Tribunal's decision to make the maximum protective award of 90 days’ pay to an...more
What happened? In McElroy v Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, an Employment Tribunal decided that the summary dismissal of a healthcare assistant for coming to work smelling of alcohol was unfair. Mr McElroy was...more
What happened? In Barton v Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the "EAT") decided that an employee was fairly dismissed for misconduct after failing to adhere to his employer's instructions not to...more
What happened? Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (the "Act"), if an employer proposes to make large scale redundancies of 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days...more
What happened? The UK's whistleblowing legislation protects employees from being subjected to any detriment or dismissal that arises as a result of that employee making a "qualifying disclosure" of information to his...more