Pre-Termination Notice

International Dismissal Toolkit: Individual Employment Terminations and Reductions-in-Force Outside the United States

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 5/16/2013

Firing an employee in the United States can be a challenge. Group firings—reductions in-force — can be an even bigger challenge. And from the point of view of a multinational headquartered in the United States, overseas...more

Global HR Hot Topic - May 2013: Individual Employment Dismissal Obligations Outside the US

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 5/2/2013

Challenge: Overseas, dismissing an individual employee gets complex and is heavily regulated. Dismissal mandates under foreign law tend to fall into three broad categories: dismissal procedures, pre-termination notice...more

Termination Notice Periods Extended in Brazil—With Retroactive Effect!

by Diana J. Nehro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/9/2013

Terminations in Brazil are tricky enough. If “just cause”—which is statutorily established and defined—does not exist, an employer can be on the hook for quite a bit, including indemnities and taxes tied to the balance in the...more

UK Government Announces Revised Timetable for Employment Law Reform

by Abi Gillett, Charles Wynn-Evans | Dechert LLP on 3/18/2013

The Government has announced an updated and revised timetable for the implementation of its proposed employment law reforms over the next two years. The Government’s Employment Law Review was launched in 2010 to...more

Global HR Hot Topic - February 2013: Threshold Dismissal Circumstances Overseas: Good Cause, Economic Necessity, Employee Rank and...

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 2/6/2013

Challenge: Multinationals facing overseas dismissals too often skip ahead to check local laws on pre-termination notice, severance pay and dismissal procedures. But often, threshold circumstances override these...more

One-Month-Per-Year Formula Applied, And No Cap On Termination Notice Periods: Ontario Court

by Andy Pushalik | Dentons on 12/12/2012

A judge rejects the one-month-per-year rule of thumb for calculating termination notice periods, but then applies it. The employee’s lawyer is prepared to concede that notice periods should be capped at 24 months, but the...more

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