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On June 20, 2024, Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 (Bill C-58) received Royal Assent. Bill C-58, which will go into effect on June 20, 2025,...more
The long and winding road of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade v. Mercer case has taken yet another U-turn. The Supreme Court’s judgment, published on April 17, has brought some clarity and potentially some...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
Strikes and other forms of industrial action by employees wanting more pay and better working conditions across a range of sectors including rail, education, and health have continued to be front-page news. This industrial...more
The Spanish government has introduced Royal Decree 608/2023, a new employment law that requires any company closing operations to notify trade unions, autonomous community labour authorities, and the central government six...more
There were a surprising number of employment-related developments in the UK over the traditional summer holiday period. We highlight new employment status guidance, government support for neonatal care leave and fair...more
If not now then when? Tribunal should have identified when jurisdiction established - An employment tribunal only has jurisdiction to hear claims under the Employment Rights Act 1996 and Equality Act 2010 if the claimant...more
The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down its judgment in Mrs F Mercer v. Alternative Future Group Ltd. and Others on 2 June 2021. The EAT found that the relevant provisions in UK legislation protecting workers...more
Read all about it – agency worker had right to be informed about vacancies, not to apply for them - It is perhaps surprising that nearly ten years after the Agency Workers Regulations (the Regulations) came into force, the...more
German employment law provides for a sophisticated system of employee representation. The employees' representative body on operational level is the works council (Betriebsrat). The works council is to be involved in...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
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
It's not what you know – dismissal for whistleblowing despite dismissing manager's belief - In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti the Supreme Court has reinstated a decision that an employee was dismissed because she had blown...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, New York partner Howard Robbins and London partner Dan Ornstein discuss how U.K. laws affect U.S. employers. As if dealing with U.S. employment laws are not difficult enough,...more
The protocol established by Mexico's Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) to execute the legitimacy of the collective labor agreements was published on July 31, 2019, in the Official Gazette of the Federation, in...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...more
México ha establecido una cronología de entrada en vigor de la Reforma Laboral según los artículos Transitorios del Decreto publicado el 1 de mayo de 2019 en el Diario Oficial de la Federación...more
Space invaders – parking policy relevant to reasonable adjustments claim - In Linsley v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs the EAT confirmed that the employer's parking policy should not have been...more
The Labour Relations Amendment Act (the Amendment Act) came into effect on 1 January 2019. The Amendment Act aims to amend the Labour Relations Act to, inter alia, provide criteria for the Minister before the Minister is...more
Inadequate Accessibility Exemption Withdrawn New Legislation Enacted - On May 1, 2018, exemption for retail and service businesses under the 2015 Swedish Discrimination Act was withdrawn. ...more
Social, technological and economic forces impacting the workplace will continue to pose challenges for employers, employees, unions, policy makers and regulators in 2018....more
Today, the French labor market experienced the start of a power swing, from its historically employee-friendly labor regime to a more employer-friendly set of laws, intended to provide employers with greater flexibility in...more
In the months following the election of President Emmanuel Macron, who is perceived as pro-business, as well as a parliamentary election in which the new president’s party won the majority, companies and entrepreneurs have...more
European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules on the meaning of ‘establishment' - After two years of litigation, the ECJ has finally approved a return to the status quo in collective redundancy exercises in the European Union. ...more