FedEE has joined forces with the world’s leading law firm, Baker & McKenzie, to provide member companies with online country-by-country employment law modules. These provide HR professionals in multinational companies with a quick and cost-effective way to get up to speed on key aspects of employment law in a particular country. It is no longer necessary to take time off to attend old-style face-to-face conferences or seminars. We have secured the services of top international employment lawyers to provide webcasts on a 24/7 basis covering subjects such as employment contracts, employee participation, working time, discrimination and employee dismissal. FedEE members have full access to all the modules and each module may be viewed by users in member companies as frequently as they wish and shared with colleagues to view individually or collectively.
Here we provide an excerpt from a typical presentation from the programme.
Employment law for HR professionals
On-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Those who have viewed the modules may also pose questions to our guest contributors by email or telephone via FedEE and test the know-how they have gained by taking our free on-line assessment. Participants passing the assessment may then download a FedEE certificate in several languages.
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Each audio-visual module lasts between 25 and 40 minutes.
Typical framework for each country module
Individual employment terms: indefinite and fixed term contracts, language requirements, remuneration, non-compete clauses.
Collective employment terms: Unionization, collective agreements, works councils, health and safety committees
Working time: Daily and weekly statutory limits, overtime, night work, shift work.
Leave of absence: Annual leave, public holidays, maternity, parental and adoptive leave, paternity leave, sick leave.
Discrimination: Equal treatment, equal pay, quotas, sexual harassment, disability, other grounds.
Individual dismissal: Disciplinary sanctions, redundancy, amicable termination, notice period, severance, right to a reference, retirement,
Collective redundancy: Thresholds, procedures, timetable
Contesting a dismissal: Structure of labour courts, conciliation, timetable
View an excerpt of a typical presentation
An excerpt of David Diaz’s briefing on employment law in Spain is currently available here on our public site. This may be viewed with broadband or any similar fast internet connection. All the presentations have been prepared to a consistent format, making it easy to access the information you need.
Presentations now on-line:
- Employment Law in Argentina: an introduction
prepared and written by Alberto José González Torres, Baker & McKenzie, Buenos Aires
- Employment Law in Belgium: an introduction
prepared and written by François Gabriel, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Brussels
- Employment Law in Brazil: an introductionNew
Prepared and written by Leticia Ribeiro and Carlos Terranova, Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados, associated with Baker & McKenzie, Sao Paulo
- Employment Law in the Czech Republic: an introduction
prepared and written by Zuzana Ferianc, Baker & McKenzie, Prague
- Employment Law in England and Wales: an introduction
prepared and written by Nigel Moss, Consultant, Baker & McKenzie, London
- Employment Law in France: an introduction
prepared and written by Denise Broussal, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Paris
- Employment Law in Germany: an introduction
prepared and written by Dr Gregor Dornbusch, Employment Law Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Frankfurt
- Employment Law in Hungary: an introduction
prepared and written by Pál P. Takács, Baker & McKenzie, Budapest
- Employment Law in Italy: an introduction
prepared and written by Avv. Uberto Percivalle, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Milan
- Employment Law in Mexico: an introduction New
prepared and written by Ricardo Castro Garza and Maria del Rosario Lombera-Gonzalez, Baker & McKenzie, Monterrey
- Employment Law in the Netherlands: an introduction
prepared and written by Mirjam A de Blécourt-Wouterse, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Amsterdam
- Employment Law in New Zealand: an introduction New
prepared and written by Mark Lowndes, Kerri Dewe, Bethany Frowein and Jessica Wilsher, Lowndes (Multilaw), Auckland and Wellington
- Employment Law in Peru: an introductionNew
Prepared and written by Monica Pizarro and Claudia Tenorio, Baker & McKenzie, Lima
- Employment Law in Poland: an introduction
prepared and written by Piotr Rawski, Baker & McKenzie, Warsaw
- Employment Law in Russia: an introduction
prepared and written by Evgeny Reyzman, Baker & McKenzie, Russia
- Employment Law in Spain: an introduction
prepared and written by David Diaz, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Madrid
- Employment Law in Sweden: an introduction
prepared and written by Sten Bauer, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Stockholm
- Employment Law in Switzerland: an introduction
prepared and written by Dr. Peter Reinert, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Zurich
- Employment Law in Turkey: an introduction
prepared and written by Nuri Bodur, Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Istanbul
- Employment Law in Venezuela: an introduction New
prepared and written by Carlos A. Felce, Baker & McKenzie, Caracas
All-presentations are in Flash format, which will run on any browser with Flash Player 6 or later installed. The latest version of this may be downloaded via the button.