?The United Kingdom is taking steps to address a gender pension gap that results in far more older women living in poverty than older men—a problem that exists in nearly every retirement... Read more »
?A new decision by the Federal Labor Court (BAG) includes an important change in the law. On Sept. 13, Germany’s highest labor court decided that employers—regardless of the size of the company... Read more »
?With inflation hitting its highest level for 40 years and prices for food, fuel and energy prices soaring, the “cost-of-living crisis” is having an impact on employees across the United Kingdom. For some... Read more »
A New England-area McDonald’s franchisee must pay $1.6 million in damages for failing to protect workers from a manager who sexually harassed them over several years at… Read more »
?A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey of more than 9,000 workers in 12 different countries shows that a workplace culture with transparent communication that builds trust is one of the... Read more »
Law No. 32 of April 7, 2022, entitled “Delegations to the Government for the support and enhancement of the family,” was published in Italy’s Official Gazette. Over the next 12 to 24 months, a... Read more »
?Ontario will become the first province in Canada later this year to require employers to disclose electronic monitoring policies to their employees working at the office, in the field or at home.... Read more »
?It is beyond dispute that in different parts of the world—India included—discrimination continues to exist, although constitutional provisions and a number of other laws explicitly prohibit such actions. Several factors such as... Read more »
?The United States and the European Commission (EC) have agreed in principle to a new protocol—the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework—that would make it easier for companies to transfer personal information, including employee... Read more »
?On Jan. 1, the British Columbia government introduced a new paid sick leave as an amendment to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act. As set out in a previous article, the new provisions to... Read more »
