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Bereits seit dem 1. August 2022 gilt das „neue“ Nachweisgesetz („NachwG“), das die Arbeitgeber u.a. dazu verpflichtet, ihren Mitarbeitern eine schriftliche (= mit Originalunterschrift versehene) Niederschrift über die...more
On February 12, 2024, in Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 101, the majority of the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) upheld, in part, the decision of the Ontario Superior...more
In November 2023, the economist Javier Milei was elected as the new president of Argentina. He took office in December 2023. One of his first measures was to issue an emergency decree that included a chapter dealing with...more
In France, profit-sharing is the new black. After years of statutory value-sharing bonuses (starting in 2018) and the introduction of compulsory profit-sharing schemes in companies with at least 50 employees (since 2020), the...more
The federal government of Canada recently introduced legislation that would ban using replacement workers during strikes or lockouts....more
Introduction This practical guide aggregates a total set of 150 questions and answers regarding the Law no. 13/2023, of April 3rd (called "2023 Reform”, with the Rectification Declaration no. 13/2023, of May 29th), which aims...more
Last year the UK government promised to introduce a statutory Code of Practice setting out the standards employers should observe if they are considering dismissing and re-engaging staff as a way of changing employee terms...more
In Ontario English Catholic Teachers Assoc. v. His Majesty, 2022, ONSC 6658, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice declared Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act (Act), to be void and of no...more
Alberta Labour Relations Board dismisses unfair labour practice complaint against vaccination policy implemented during statutory freeze period. In Amalgamated Transit Union, Local No. 583 v Calgary (City), the Alberta...more
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the U.K., including a Supreme Court decision on when pay offers to union members outside the collective bargaining process are unlawful,...more
Workers at a General Motors Co. (GM) plant in Mexico have voted in favor of union representation. The vote was made possible by Mexico’s new labor law, which was enacted as a result of the United States-Mexico-Canada...more
In May 2019, Mexico’s Congress passed a new law to ensure that Mexican labor standards conformed with those of the International Labour Organization Convention, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the new North...more
Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for...more
The High Court of the Canton of Vaude recently decided that the couriers of an online food ordering and delivery service are in fact employees. Very interestingly, the Court concluded that the digital platform leases them out...more
On 7 December 2021, the Italian Government and the social partners (main employers’ associations and main national unions: hereinafter, the “Social Partners”) signed the National Protocol on Agile Working (“smart working”)...more
1. What is Agency Work? Agency work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) is a highly regulated business area in Germany and occurs when an employer (Agency) provides a third party (Client) with an employee employed by him, the Agency...more
Heute haben SPD, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN und FDP den Zwischenstand ihrer Sondierung bekannt gegeben. Das sind die wesentlichen Ergebnisse für den Arbeitsmarkt: Der Mindestlohn soll auf EUR 12,00 pro Stunde erhöht werden. Ob...more
Kilpatrick Townsend recently partnered with the ACC Georgia Chapter to offer again this year the Annual International Seminar: Navigating Cross-Border Legal Issues in Brazil and Mexico. Speakers covered issues organizations...more
After my previous blog post regarding recent labor enforcement actions taken under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) impacting U.S. companies with facilities or subsidiaries in Mexico, I received questions regarding...more
If you are a U.S. manufacturer with operations in Mexico, please pay attention. As we previously reported, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has certain labor union requirements, a key one being that...more
Significant changes to Malaysian industrial relations laws aimed at “strengthening industrial harmony” are in the pipeline following the passing of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Dewan...more
As you will recall, the view of many is that enterprise bargaining in Australia has run its course. Essentially the view is that there’s little incentive for an employer to bargain (beyond avoiding harm to the business...more
The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is noteworthy for its novel “facility specific rapid response labor mechanism” (the Rapid Response Mechanism or Mechanism). The Mechanism permits the United States or...more
El 6 de enero de 2020, el H. Congreso de la Unión de México, publicó la Ley Orgánica del Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral (en adelante la “Ley”), donde se instaura el Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro...more
On January 6, 2020, the Mexican Congress issued the Organic Law of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registry (Law), whereby the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registry (Center) has been created. The...more