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Portugal: Reforms of collective agreement rules and union rights
In March 2023, the government removed the COVID-19 emergency measure that automatically continued any collective agreement that was due to expire … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Termination without notice for employee who met up with a friend after ‘clocking on’ for work
The Higher Labour Court in Hamm has ruled in favour of an employer in a dismissal case involving an employee who took time to meet someone in a café after they had clocked into work … Please login to view …
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European Court of Justice: Hungarian Labour Code must change to redefine rest periods
The court was asked to rule on the relationship between minimum daily and weekly rest periods. In the case before the court, an employer had established a weekly rest period of 42 hours for Hungarian train drivers – well in
India: More than a decade not to decide a dismissal case
On 29th March 2023, the High Court in Karnataka overturned a Labour Court order reinstating an employee of TTK Healthcare Ltd in Bengaluru … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Private employers in Florida to be required to use E-Verify during recruitment
This digital immigration tool will be mandatory for companies with 25+ employees from 1st July 2023 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Cabinet to discuss strengthening redundancy laws
Longer advance notice for collective redundancy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: No right to reinstatement for dismissal after disciplinary deadline
The Supreme Court has reversed a previous ruling which required employers to pay 12 months salary in compensation, as well as offer reinstatement, if a CCNL disciplinary procedure reached its maximum period before a dismissal for ‘just cause’ was issued …
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Spain: Employers being showered with warning letters
Over the last two months many temporary employment agencies, their clients and a cross section of high profile multinationals have been in receipt of letters from the Labour and Social Inspectorate (ITSS), warning them of possible infringements under job status …
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USA: California Bill would increase allowable sickness absence days for employees
Under current statutory rights, eligible California employees are entitled to a minimum of twenty-four hours (or three working days) of paid sick leave per year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mongolia: New policies on labour dispute resolution
The International Labour Organisation has recently helped the government introduce several new statutory and ‘best practice’ mechanisms in this field, including a new procedure for the Labour Rights Dispute Settlement Commission at the enterprise level and a Code of Practice …
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Canada: Red alert when pregnancy a factor in dismissal
A recent case before a Human Rights Tribunal in Alberta has shown that although the dismissal of a pregnant worker remains technically possible, the burden of proof concerning the decision to fire for ‘unrelated reasons’ is a tough hurdle to …
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Brazil: Incidence of reported sexual harassment acts rises substantially
A survey undertaken by a local business consultancy over the period 2018 – 2022 has found that the number of legal cases against companies for sexual harassment has doubled … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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USA: New Jersey employers face new reporting obligations
Changes to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law will take effect on 31st July 2023 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Côte d’Ivoire: New minimum wage (2023)
To support workers who have suffered from price escalations due to the COVID-19 pandemic (and particularly grain prices arising from the war in Ukraine), the guaranteed monthly gross minimum wage (SMIG) has been increased by 25% from 60,000 CFA francs …
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Netherlands: Union presses companies on prices as well as wage rises
The FNV union has warned retailers that they will be under even higher wage demands unless they lower prices … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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