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Agreement reached on EU Platform Work Directive

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In recent years, platforms have developed rapidly. The services offered through platforms, such as delivering food or arranging a ride, are eagerly and frequently used....more

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Brazil Data Protection Law – Litigation in the Context of Employment

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The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape. Although the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has been fairly active since it...more

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Department of Commerce Extends the Data Privacy Framework with UK-U.S. “Data Bridge”: Key Takeaways for Multinational Employers

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Following on the heels of the launch of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) this summer, the U.S. Department of Commerce has extended the DPF to cover transfers of personal data from the United Kingdom (UK) (and...more

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Brazil Data Protection Agency (ANPD) Publishes Proposed International Transfer of Personal Data Regulation for Public Consultation

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The Brazil Data Protection Agency (“ANPD”) on August 15, 2023 released a draft of the International Transfer of Personal Data Regulation (“Regulation Draft”) and the standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for public comment....more

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Can a works council chair also be the data protection officer?

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Back in 2011, a German court ruled that works council membership did not necessarily preclude serving as data protection officer. The same court, after referring the question to the European Court of Justice, has now changed...more

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Kontrola trzeźwości zgodna z przepisami RODO

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Zgodnie z niedawno uchwaloną przez Sejm ustawą o zmianie ustawy – Kodeks pracy oraz niektórych innych ustaw, pracodawcy uzyskają możliwość kontrolowania pracowników (i nie tylko – patrz niżej) pod kątem zawartości alkoholu...more

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Notre équipe en Droit Social revient sur deux arrêts de la Cour de cassation et une fiche pratique de la CNIL

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Entretien annuel d’évaluation : attention à la rédaction du compte-rendu qui peut constituer une sanction disciplinaire. Le forfait-jours n’est pas synonyme de totale liberté du salarié. CNIL : précisions sur le droit d’accès...more

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Employment News: data protection, Brexit, furlough

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Tell me more – ICO publishes detailed subject access guidance - The ICO has published detailed guidance for handling subject access requests. This is relevant to employers responding to subject access requests from...more

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Thailand Updates Personal Data Protection Laws

Thailand is updating its data protection laws and adopting an approach similar to data protection reforms in other countries. The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) (B.E. 2562 (2019)) enters into force on May 27, 2020....more

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Fichiers de gestion des ressources humaines : il faut s'assurer de la conformité sans attendre la fin de la pandémie

Le Covid-19 n’a pas empêché la Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (« CNIL ») de publier le 15 avril 2020 son référentiel relatif aux traitements de données à caractère personnel mis en œuvre aux fins de...more

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The Netherlands: Scan your employees, not their fingerprints

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At the end of 2019, Dutch department store chain HEMA announced it was going to stop using fingerprints for its time clocks and sales registers. HEMA had been planning to introduce this fast and reliable method of...more

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Littler Global Guide - Denmark - Q4 2019

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A Case of Double Discrimination - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - A Danish district court has confirmed that the dismissal of a female wheelchair user who had just returned from maternity leave...more

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Littler Global Guide - Malaysia - Q4 2019

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Additional Categories under the Self-Employment Social Security Fund - New Order or Decree - The First Schedule to the Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 will be amended effective January 1, 2020, to include...more

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New Ordinances Streamline Employer Reporting Requirements in Brazil

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Brazil continues to streamline employer submissions of required employment data by integrating more workplace reporting requirements into the eSocial system. Coming on the heels of the Economic Freedom Act (Law 13.874/2019),...more

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Littler Global Guide - Ireland - Q3 2019

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The Supreme Court of Ireland recently examined the extent of the obligation on employers, under Irish Employment Equality legislation, to put in place “appropriate measures” to adapt a place of work to reasonably accommodate...more

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Littler Global Guide - Italy - Q3 2019

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New Decree Law n. 101/2019, effective on September 5, 2019, introduces a minimum legal framework for gig workers, providing the applicability of the discipline of subordinate employment relationships. The remuneration of the...more

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Littler Global Guide - Singapore - Q3 2019

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The Work Injury Compensation Bill 2019 was passed in Parliament on September 3, 2019. The new Act aims to facilitate more accurate insurance premium pricing to reward safer companies, expedite compensation claims processing,...more

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French legal and regulatory update - July/August 2019

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e - newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for April 2018. ...more

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Littler Global Guide - Hungary - Q2 2019

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Amendments to Labor Code to Implement GDPR- New Legislation Enacted - Recent amendments to the labor code implement the GDPR. From a practical point of view, some of these measures were already in place. The use of...more

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New Zealand Privacy Bill Would Add Authorization and Data Breach Notification Requirements

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As a proposed Privacy Bill works its way through the New Zealand Parliament, key changes aim to strengthen the protection of confidential and personal information....more

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UK Employment Flash - January 2019

We are pleased to announce the launch of our UK Employment Flash, covering the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the U.K. Our inaugural issue includes commentary on the U.K. government's proposed...more

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Data Breach in the UK: Can a Rogue Employee Leave You on the Hook?

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A supermarket chain in the United Kingdom has been all over the press after it was held liable for a data breach by a rogue employee. This article analyzes the appellate court’s judgment to set out what it means for employers...more

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Littler Global Guide - Belgium - Q3 2018

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Law Implementing GDPR Published in Belgian Official Gazette - New Legislation Enacted - The Belgian Law of July 30, 2018, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data was...more

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Littler Global Guide - Brazil - Q3 2018

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Brazil’s New Data Privacy Law - New Legislation Enacted - On August 14, 2018, Brazil enacted its first omnibus data protection law, to become effective in February 2020. ...more

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Littler Global Guide - The Netherlands - Q3 2018

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Supreme Court Clarifies Right to Continued Payment of Wages Pending Trials - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On July 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that an employer has no...more

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