EU Data Protection Reform; and Key Issues in Structuring Expatriate Arrangements
April 28th, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton
EU Data Protection Reform: A game-changer for employers It has been 20 years since Europe introduced the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). At that time, electronic data management was still in its infancy. In 2012, the European Commission published its proposals for sweeping reforms to the EU’s data protections laws in light of the far-reaching changes to […]
Changes to ante-natal rights today – are you up to speed?
October 1st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Changes to ante-natal rights today – are you up to speed? Today, 1 October 2014, several employment law changes take place (see further below). In this alert we consider one of those changes – the extension of the right to time off to attend ante-natal appointments. What’s changing? The right to accompany a partner to […]
Shared parental leave, it’s just around the corner – are you ready?
September 1st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Shared parental leave, it’s just round the corner – are you ready? The introduction of the shared parental leave (“SPL”) and pay regulations is a mere 3 months away (the bulk of the statutory regulations coming into force on 1 December 2014). The regulations will be relevant to employees who are expectant parents of babies […]
Termination of Employment Contracts in Portugal – The New Employment Reform
May 29th, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
As part of our international series of alerts by guest lawyers, Cláudia Póvoa of Neville de Rougemont & Associados, looks at terminating employment contracts in Portugal. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS IN PORTUGAL – THE NEW EMPLOYMENT REFORM Portuguese Employment Law is influenced directly by the Portuguese Constitution and the principle of Employment Security which determines that every dismissal needs […]
Unfair dismissal protections in Argentina
March 21st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
As part of our international series of alerts by guest lawyers, Mercedes Balado Bevilacqua ofMBB Balado Bevilacqua Abogados, looks at Argentina’s unfair dismissal protections. I. Introduction Argentina is a protective country in terms of labour law, guaranteeing minimum rights to employees which cannot be waived by agreement of the parties. Local labour regulations establish a set of principles […]
Australia’s unfair dismissal system – unplugged
January 22nd, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Joydeep Hor, Managing Principal and Founder of specialist workplace law firm People + Culture Strategies explains the two-tiered unfair dismissal regime in Australia. Australia has had a long history of employment regulation. In fact, labor and employment regulation was one of the first subjects of legislation when Australia first became a nation in its own […]
Termination of Employees in Denmark
November 7th, 2013 by Sharon Hamilton
In the eighth of our international monthly series of articles by guest contributors, Rikke Line Lyngaae Rasmussen and Anders Etgen Reitz of IUNO look at Termination of Employees in Denmark. International Series #8 – Termination of Employees in Denmark Danish rules concerning termination of employees are much less complicated than the rules of other jurisdictions. Under Danish law employment relationships may […]