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Workplace sexual harassment prevention is undergoing a seismic transformation, and global legislators’ expectations of employers are increasingly moving from reactive to proactive measures....more
A new law relating to sexual harassment in the UK is due to come into force on 26 October 2024 which places a legal obligation on all employers to take proactive measures to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the...more
Since the rise of #metoo, transgressive behaviour in the workplace has been a hot topic involving a wide spectrum of industries - from sports clubs to politics and from television to education....more
For each of the past 12 years, we have surveyed milestones and significant events in the international employment law space to update and publish The Employment Law Review. Every year when I update this book, I reread the...more
The Participation of Employee Representatives and Unions in the Ecological Transition - New Legislation Enacted - A new law focusing on combating climate change and strengthening resilience to its effects has been adopted....more
Occupational Safety and Health Law - New Legislation Enacted - On December 13, 2021, the Malaysian Parliament passed a legislative amendment (the Bill) to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (the Act). The amendment...more
Early in 2019, we wrote in response to the #MeToo movement that an employer had to ensure a safe working environment. With a sound and effectively enforced policy, the employer is the cornerstone for preventing sexual...more
In Hucsko v. A.O. Smith Enterprises Limited, 2021 ONCA 728 (A.O. Smith), a long-term senior employee’s co-worker alleged that the employee sexually harassed her. After a workplace investigation that determined the co-worker’s...more
In the Netherlands, employers are liable for harm suffered by employees during their work. This can include psychological damage due to sexual harassment....more
Following the enactment of the Anti-Harassment Law in 2018, Resolution No. (20912) was recently passed, which sets out procedures and requirements for employers to safeguard the privacy, dignity, and personal freedom of...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
The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued technical guidance setting out a detailed explanation of the law relating to harassment and sexual harassment, and offering employers practical recommendations...more
A Case of Double Discrimination - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - A Danish district court has confirmed that the dismissal of a female wheelchair user who had just returned from maternity leave...more
Commercial Establishments in Karnataka Permitted to Remain Open 24/7, for Three Years - New Order or Decree - On October 11, 2019, the State Government of Karnataka has issued a notification permitting shops and...more
European companies are navigating a variety of social and equality-related issues impacting their workplaces and, according to Littler’s second annual European Employer Survey, are increasingly channeling their concerns into...more
Through the Supreme Decree N° 014-2019-MIMP, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations has regulated the Law of Prevention and Sanction of Sexual Harassment. This new regulation has two important points....more
No harassment as conduct not related to sex - The EAT decision in Raj v Capita Business Services Ltd is a reminder that behaviour, even if it is unwanted and creates a hostile or intimidating work environment, is only...more
What constitutes sexual harassment? There are two categories of sexual harassment as specified by the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development together with Mahidol University, as follows: 1. Quid quo pro;...more
2019 Update: In 2018, PETERKA & PARTNERS drafted the following chapter on what Slovakian companies need to know about sexual harassment in the workplace. In 2019, the ILN asked firms to consider the response following #MeToo...more
What constitutes sexual harassment? Sexual harassment occurs if someone shows verbal, non verbal or physical behavior with sexual connotation which aims at and results in the affection of the dignity of the other person....more
In Romania, issues regarding gender discrimination, gender equality (including in the work place) and the banning of sexual harassment, are regulated through a number of legislative acts, such as the Romanian Labour Code, the...more
1. What constitutes sexual harassment? As per Republic Act No. 7877,1 work, education or training-related sexual harassment is committed by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor, agent of the employer, teacher,...more
What constitutes sexual harassment? Portuguese law foresees two types of harassment: 1. Sexual harassment which is a set of unwanted behaviors perceived as abusive of a physical nature, verbal or non-verbal, with the...more
What constitutes sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is defined as any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in...more
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