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Incoming Legislative Changes for Ontario Employers: New Prohibition on Requirements Listed in Job Postings and Application Forms

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Further to our last post where we discussed the caution employers should exercise when requesting proof of citizenship or permanent residency status in the job application process, employers may soon face an additional level...more

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New tax regime in Italy for ‘inpatriate’ workers 

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Many countries have special tax regimes designed to attract qualified staff from abroad and we will be covering some of these regimes in a series of articles. The first is Italy – for which see below to discover who can...more

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Considerations When Employing Workers in a Country Where the Company Currently Has No Employees

There can be a number of circumstances in which a company may want to engage someone in a country where the company currently has no employees. This could be a desire to expand the business into new markets, recruit a...more

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Gesetzliche Neuregelungen im Arbeitsrecht 2024

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Wie jedes Jahr sind auch im Arbeitsrecht zum 1. Januar 2024 eine Reihe von Neuregelungen in Kraft getreten. Zudem sind weitere Änderungen in der Pipeline. Werfen Sie mit uns einen Blick auf wichtige bereits beschlossene sowie...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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UK Illegal Working Fines Triple

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Fines are set to more than triple for employers and landlords who employ or rent to those without permission to work or rent—the biggest shake up of civil penalties since 2014—the Home Office has announced. These higher...more

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Best Practices for Verifying Eligibility to Work in Canada: Key Takeaways from Imperial Oil Limited v. Haseeb

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In Ontario, an employer is prohibited from unlawfully discriminating against a person in respect of employment, including at the recruitment phase, due to grounds protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”)....more

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UK employers face penalties for illegal working

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The UK Home Office is currently cracking down on illegal working. Employers of illegal workers may be liable to civil penalties of up to GBP 20,000 per illegal worker and may also suffer other adverse consequences for their...more

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Singapore: New Immigration Criteria for Foreign Professionals and Expanding Rights for Employees

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In Short - The Situation: The Singapore government recently has announced a raft of changes that will impact employers in 2023 and beyond. These include introducing a new eligibility framework for employment passes for...more

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UK Work Immigration Changes that Employers Should Be Aware of

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The latest Spring Statement of Changes of Immigration Rules has set out important developments that employers should be on top of, as have Budget day Treasury announcements and a new addition to the rules around Scale-up...more

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Immigration in the UK: Reform of Employers’ Reporting Duties and Immigration Skills Charge Exemptions

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The UK Home Office has published figures showing a large increase in work visas in the past year: 248,919 in the year ending September 2022 (up 82% from the pre-pandemic year ending December 2019). Paradoxically, despite a...more

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International Benefits Update – Q4 2021

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In Q4 2021, we saw several countries increase their pension contributions for 2022, along with enhancements to leave entitlements and foreign worker mandates....more

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UK Changes Requirements for Right-to-Work and Right-to-Rent Checks; MAC Publishes Annual Report

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The UK Home Office has announced that right-to-rent and right-to-work checks for biometric residence card, biometric residence permit, and frontier worker permit holders are changing effective April 6, 2022. In addition, the...more

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International Employment Considerations for the Not-So “National” Sports Leagues

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The term “national” in three of the predominant American major league sports is an increasingly inaccurate term for entities strategically committed to international expansion. The current state of these leagues and their...more

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COVID-19: Is Vaccination Mandatory to Work in Russia?

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Expectations for positive turns in many spheres of life, both commercial and social, have sprung at the arrival of COVID-19 vaccination. One of the popular questions is whether vaccination could change the current preference...more

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International Remote Working: What Employers Need to Know Before Saying “Yes”

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Because of the prolonged COVID-related travel restrictions, an increasing number of employers are receiving requests from their employees to work remotely, sometimes from another state or even another country. It is not just...more

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Starting March 1, Employers with Non-Dutch Employees Working in the Netherlands Must Provide Advance Notice

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Beginning March 1, 2020, employers in countries other than the Netherlands in the European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland, that want their employees to work temporarily in the Netherlands will be required to provide...more

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Littler Global Guide - Colombia - Q4 2019

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Prohibition from Working with Underage Children Due to Past Crimes - New Order or Decree - Under the recently published Decree 753 of 2019, individuals convicted of crimes against the sexual freedom, integrity and...more

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Littler Lightbulb: Highlighting Recent Developments in the Asia Pacific Region

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Australia - Wage Theft Investigations. The Australia Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) 2018-2019 Annual Report, published by the government agency on October 20, 2019, found significant wage theft in the country over the past...more

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Employment News: holiday pay, EWCs, EHRC

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Noteworthy – no holiday pro-rating for "part year" music teacher - In The Harpur Trust v Brazel the Court of Appeal confirmed that a music teacher was entitled to be paid for 5.6 weeks' annual holiday, even though she only...more

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Going Global? Top 5 Labor and Employment Concerns for Multinational Businesses

In this episode, Diana Nehro, a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ International Practice Group, covers five of the most significant labor and employment concerns for multinational companies. Tune in for a discussion about...more

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El Ministerio Trabajo Presenta Plataforma para Registro de Trabajadores Extranjeros

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El Ministerio del Trabajo presentó la plataforma de registro de trabajadores extranjeros en Colombia denominada Registro Único de Trabajadores Extranjeros en Colombia (RUTEC), el cual permitirá el registro automático vía web...more

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Littler Global Guide - Denmark - Q2 2018

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Amendment to Working Environment Act Encourages Employees to Speak Openly - New Legislation Enacted - As of July 1, 2018, the Danish Working Environment Act will permit the Danish Working Environment Authority to meet...more

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