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Droit Social | Sélection de jurisprudence – France | Premier semestre 2024

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Cass. soc., 31 janvier 2024, n°22-18.792 La lettre de licenciement n’a pas à préciser la date des faits invoqués. Un salarié licencié pour faute grave conteste la rupture de son contrat de travail, en se fondant notamment...more

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Employment Case Law Selection - France | First Semester of 2024

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Cass. soc., 31 January 2024, n°22-18.792 - A dismissal letter does not have to specify the date of the alleged acts. An employee dismissed for gross misconduct contested the termination of his employment contract, citing...more

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Korean employees justified in covering security cameras

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The Korean Supreme Court has held that employees were justified in covering security cameras that had been installed without proper consultation....more

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Can employers monitor their employees’ social media posts?

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Increasingly, employers are being made aware of employee misconduct that is evidenced by photos, videos or other social media posts. What are employers allowed to do when it comes to their employees' posts, what are the...more

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British Columbia Tribunal Confirms Time Theft Proven by Time-Tracking Software May Justify Employment Termination for Cause

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The decision of the British Columbia, Canada Civil Resolution Tribunal (Tribunal) in Besse v. Reach CPA Inc., 2023 BCCRT 27 is especially relevant now that remote work has become common. The Tribunal found the employer had...more

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Dutch Court Rules Active Webcam Policies Violate Human Rights

A Dutch court ruled in favor of a Dutch national employed by a U.S. company who was fired for refusing to turn on his webcam. The ruling was part of the employee’s wrongful termination lawsuit against his former employer,...more

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Ontario, Canada: ESA Guidance Now Contains Chapter on Electronic Monitoring Policies

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In the spring, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022, received Royal Assent and became law. Among other things, Bill 88 amended Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to require certain employers to ensure, within a...more

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Ontario, Canada: Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 Receives Royal Assent

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On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 received Royal Assent and became law. As previously discussed, in addition to enacting the new Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 (DPWRA), Bill 88 amends the...more

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Continuous Video Surveillance of Employees: Psychological Harassment?

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Case law recognizes that constant and continuous video surveillance of employees may constitute an unreasonable working condition, and thus violate section 46 of Québec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”), when...more

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Ontario, Canada to Introduce Legislation Requiring Employers to Disclose Electronic Monitoring of Workers

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On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that later this month, in an effort to protect the privacy of employees, it will be the first province to introduce legislation requiring employers to tell their workers if and how they...more

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