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Global Perspectives on Employment Litigation: Part 2

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Globalization continues to transform workplaces into vibrant intersections of cultures and practices. Yet with this richness comes complexity: Cross-cultural misunderstandings can easily escalate into disputes when legal...more

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Reforms to Puerto Rico’s Labor Law Declared Null and Void Ab Initio

On March 3, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain, presiding over Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy, issued an opinion declaring Act 41-2022 (Act No. 41) null and void ab initio. Law 41-2022 Amendments - Act No....more

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Do the Paid Flexible Leave Days You Offer your Employees Satisfy your Obligations under the Labour Standards Act: The Quebec Court...

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As you know, since January 1, 2019, the Labour Standards Act (the "LSA") provides that employees who are credited with at least three (3) months of uninterrupted service are allowed a maximum of two (2) days of paid leave per...more

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México: Incremento al valor de la Unidad de Medida y Actualización (UMA) para el 2022

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El 7 de enero de 2022, el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) publicó los nuevos valores para la Unidad de Medida y Actualización (en adelante “UMA”) que entrará en vigor el 1 de febrero de 2022, de acuerdo...more

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The Netherlands: Get the tape rolling…

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It is becoming increasingly common for employees in the Netherlands to record the smartphone conversations they have with their employers in order to collect evidence, exert some pressure, or for use in court proceedings,...more

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Vietnam Introduces New Labor Code With Significant Employment Law Reforms

The National Assembly of Vietnam adopted a new Labor Code (No. 45/2019/QH14) on 20 November 2019 (the New Labor Code), which becomes effective 1 January 2021....more

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Littler Global Guide - Ireland - Q4 2019

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Supreme Court Confirms When an Employee is Entitled to Legal Representation - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On November 11, 2019, the Supreme Court upheld last year's decision of the Court of...more

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Littler Global Guide - Netherlands - Q4 2019

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Employers Must End Dormant Employment - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On November 8, 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court issued a ruling on dormant employment relationships. The Supreme Court...more

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Littler Global Guide - Portugal - Q4 2019

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Minimum Monthly Wage for 2020 - New Legislation Enacted - On November 21, 2019, the official gazette published Decree-Law No. 167/2019, which increased the minimum monthly wage to € 635,00, effective January 1, 2020. ...more

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México: Incremento al valor de la Unidad de Medida y Actualización (UMA) para el 2020

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El 9 de enero de 2020, el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) publicó los nuevos valores para la Unidad de Medida y Actualización (en adelante “UMA”) que entrará en vigor el 1 de febrero de 2020, de acuerdo...more

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Mexico: Increase to the UMA Value Announced for 2020

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On January 9, 2020, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its acronym in Spanish) published the new values for the Updated Metric Unit (hereinafter UMA by its acronym in Spanish) that will take effect...more

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OLNS #3 – Employment Law for Young Tech Companies

At start-up, young technology companies focus entirely on their products, want to pitch and bring VC investors on board. Every euro in the budget counts, personnel is often limited, and legal advice seems expensive. For these...more

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Client note – new labor code 2019

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After much consultation and heated debate, Vietnam adopted a new Labor Code on 20 November 2019 ("Labor Code"), which will come into effect on 1 January 2021, and replace the current law which dates from 2012. While Vietnam's...more

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Littler Global Guide - France - Q3 2019

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A decree, dated July 26, 2019, has set a principle of modulation of employers’ contribution to the mandatory unemployment scheme (between 3 and 5.05%) depending on the number of contract terminations. All terminations count,...more

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UK Employment Flash - August 2019

In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including the Court of Appeal's ruling regarding pay for fathers or other caregivers taking shared...more

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Employment News: consultations, agency workers

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Something old – government responds to two consultations - The government has outlined its proposals for regulating confidentiality clauses in the context of discrimination and harassment claims, and on extending...more

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Littler Global Guide - Finland - Q2 2019

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Amendment to Law Simplifies Terminations of Employment Contracts - New Legislation Enacted - On July 1, 2019, the amendment to Chapter 7, Section 2, Subsection 1 of the Employment Contracts Act (55/2001) comes into...more

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Employment News: harassment, equality

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Cut it out! Covenant severed to make it enforceable - In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd the Supreme Court revisited the question of when it is possible to sever words from a restrictive covenant to make it enforceable, taking...more

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