In a cautionary tale for employers, the High Court of Ireland held in Ryanair DAC v. Bellew that although Ryanair DAC’s post-employment noncompete clause was justified given the nature of the strategic role of chief...more
After lengthy negotiations, the Code on Wages, 2019 has been passed by the upper and lower houses of the Indian Parliament and has also received the assent of the president of India. The Code on Wages is now awaiting its...more
New Internship Law -
In 2019, the Parliament of North Macedonia adopted a new internship law, which allows companies to hire interns outside of the educational process....more
To prevent unfair competition and so called “wage dumping” in certain sectors, recent amendments to the Latvian Labor Code allow employers in industries covered by an industry collective agreement, or general agreement, to...more
Two Employment Court (Court) judgments issued in the final quarter of 2019 demonstrate the trend of increased penalties for employers found to be in breach of minimum standards....more
Taiwan’s new Labour Incident Act (LIA) came into effect on 1 January 2020, representing a major overhaul of how labour disputes are handled. The LIA aims to strengthen protection for employees by simplifying access to the...more
In April 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11313 (known as the “Safe Spaces Act”) with the aim of ensuring the equality, security, and safety of every individual, in both private and public...more
Thailand is updating its data protection laws and adopting an approach similar to data protection reforms in other countries. The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) (B.E. 2562 (2019)) enters into force on May 27, 2020....more
Effective 1 January 2020, Sweden increased the maximum fines that can be imposed on companies from 10 million Krona (SEK) to 500 million SEK. The measure aims to increase the personal and physical safety of workers....more
Occupational safety and health (OSH) is currently a hot labor topic in Peru. On December 30, 2019, the government issued Urgency Decree No. 044-2019 (UD) focused on reinforcing the inspection capacities of labor authorities...more
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
Welcome to the latest issue of the Ogletree Deakins International Employment Update - a newsletter aimed at human resources professionals and in-house employment counsel operating on an international basis. Please scroll...more
11/13/2019
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Blue Pencil Contract Modification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Disputes ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Parental Leave ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Pensions ,
Severance Agreements ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Students ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
The UK government has lost its case defending the multiple convictions rule, which requires an individual to disclose all spent convictions if he or she has two or more such convictions.
Generally, a conviction becomes...more
On November 29, 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that misclassified self-employed contractors who are really workers or employees could claim back holiday pay all the way to 1996—the year that the European...more
“Knowledge is power” goes the old adage. Well, that is certainly true in the world of business where secret processes, confidential designs, and even a good customer list can give a business a vital commercial edge over its...more
More businesses than ever are sending people overseas. The rewards of developing new markets can be great, but the multitude of different legal systems mean there are also bear traps to be avoided—especially on the human...more