?With the increasing popularity of schedule flexibility, some employers are choosing an option that strikes a balance between the regular five-day workweek and the four-day workweek: granting workers every other Friday off.... Read more »
?The case of Department for Transport v. Sparks is a helpful reminder that just because a provision is contained in a policy in the U.K., rather than the contract of employment itself, does not... Read more »
?As of March 6, all medical certificates—more commonly known as sick leave certificates or sick notes—issued by Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority (HA) have a digital signature instead of a traditional manual signature... Read more »
?States reported that 228,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 1 as claims continue their upward climb. About 1.8 million workers total claimed unemployment benefits, the highest level since... Read more »
?By 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, study or entertainment, according to research from Gartner released Feb. 7, 2022. But another... Read more »
?As a recruiter, your career site is one of the most important tools for branding and attracting candidates to your job postings. However, simply setting up a page with job listings means... Read more »
?If news headlines in the first few months of 2023 foreshadow what is to come for the rest of the year, leaders at small and medium size businesses (SMBs) will have to... Read more »
?After thousands of Amazon employees petitioned against the firm’s new return-to-office (RTO) policy, asking the company to reconsider, workers have their answer: The RTO mandate is staying. Insider reports that a top... Read more »
?The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Labor Law (Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021) together with UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (the UAE Labor Law) apply to all companies and... Read more »
?Takeaway: When a construction site owner and the construction project’s general contractor retained control over the site and a foreman who worked for a subcontractor was injured, the foreman could proceed with... Read more »
