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USA: NLRB allows employers to stop deducting union dues after expiration of the collective bargaining agreement
It is now permissible for a company to cease union check-off once a collective agreement comes to an end … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Legislative changes coming in 2020
The Queen’s speech to Parliament on the 19th of December 2019 confirmed a number of legislative changes, some of which had already been subject to consultation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: New law to protect gig workers
Professional drivers operating on the basis of ride-hailing apps could soon be subject to a new law that allows them to refuse to take a fare, to turn off the app, and also requires them to give the minimum price …
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United Kingdom: Business transfer
An employment tribunal decision concerning the rights of self-employed contractors during a TUPE regulated business transfer has been reported recently in the legal press … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Board restores employers’ right to restrict use of email
Back in 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in the case of Purple Communications (361: 1050) that an employee was entitled to use company communications technology for private purposes outside normal business hours … Please login to view …
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Italy: New rules to protect self-employed workers
Those who are engaged as self-employed workers in delivery of food or other items on two-wheeled vehicles in response to orders through a digital online platform are now subject to Law 128/2019 … Please login to view this content or …
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Netherlands: Law to eliminate child labour
The Dutch Senate has been debating a proposed law requiring companies to eliminate child labour in their supply chains … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: AB 5 in California
From the 1st of January 2020, the lot of self-employed contract workers have fallen prey to a Californian law AB 5 that makes it very difficult to claim that freelancers are independent and not employees … Please login to view …
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United Kingdom: The rights of self-employed contractors
An Employment Tribunal decision concerning the rights of self-employed contractors during a TUPE regulated business transfer have been reported recently in the legal press … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovak Republic: Sports voucher
The Labour Code has been amended to allow employers to contribute to the sporting activities of employees’ children … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: Corruption whistleblower law enters into force
A new Whistleblower protection law has just come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Judge halts California law banning forced arbitration agreements
A federal court has intervened with a temporary restraining order to block the implementation of a Californian law banning the inclusion of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment contracts … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Global: Ban on weedkiller glyphosate
Employers should be aware of the worldwide controversy that surrounds the use of the weedkiller glyphosate (brand name Roundup) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: OFCCP proposes codification of procedures for addressing alleged discrimination and defines statistical thresholds
The Federal Contract Compliance Office (OFCCP) has issued a notice indicating its intention to tighten up regulations concerning particularly statistical discrimination within potential, or current, federal contractors … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: New IR35 rules
As the deadline of April 6th for new IR35 rules on the employment of independent contractors nears, an increasing number of companies are deciding not to utilize “off-payroll” workers … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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