While there are a number of ways in which organizations may become aware of potential wrongdoing internally, perhaps the most significant for its legal and compliance teams is internal reporting, or “whistleblowing,” by...more
5/15/2023
/ Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employment Rights Act ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains, including those in the health care industry. For example, in the United...more
The Situation: With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns underway throughout Europe, employers are eager for a return to pre-pandemic activities. However, given the pace of the vaccine roll-out and ongoing workplace restrictions...more
The Situation: With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns underway throughout Europe, employers are now evaluating how the availability of vaccines may impact their own workforce, including whether they can make vaccination...more
Effective January 1, 2021, Dutch employers have more leeway in reaching a termination settlement just before the retirement age without a punitive tax levy.
Recently, the Dutch senate approved the Lump Sum Payment, Early...more
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a landmark ruling in 2019 that obligated EU Member States to require employers to establish an objective, reliable, and accessible system for recording the hours worked each day by...more
The Situation: Targeted legislative and regulatory measures implemented by many EU Member States during the pandemic may ultimately prove insufficient to ease employers' burdens and prevent employment losses.
The Result:...more
9/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Representatives ,
Employee Retention ,
Employment Contract ,
EU ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Layoffs ,
Voluntary Reduction in Force
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, first identified in Wuhan, China, has spread beyond China's borders to dozens of countries, infecting tens of thousands of people and causing a mounting number of fatalities....more
The Situation: Several changes to Dutch employment law took effect January 1, 2020, most notably those resulting from the Labor Market in Balance Act.
The Result: Businesses in the Netherlands must be aware of and comply...more
The Situation: On May 28, 2019 the Dutch Senate adopted new legislation to bring the labor market into balance effective 1 January 2020. The new legislation aims to reduce the gap in legal protection and monetary differences...more
Contrary verdicts regarding self-employed may impact employers -
A Dutch court ruled that delivery riders working for an online-platform company called Deliveroo are not self-employed, but their legal relationship...more