Recent Decree extends until 25 January 2021, the duplication of severance payment in case of dismissal without justified cause, regardless of the current prohibition on dismissals. Duplication involves all the severance compensation items derived from dismissals without cause.
Dec
01
2020
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP Webinar – 2020: The Year (and, oh, what a year!) in Review
Date: Tuesday, 1st December 2020
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST
Duration: 90 Minutes
Perhaps more than any other year in history, 2020 has kept us all on our toes. For employers, this year brought the unprecedented challenge of managing business operations through a global pandemic, along with numerous significant developments in labour, employment, and human rights law. This engaging webinar will provide participants with an overview of key developments that occurred in 2020, and will offer insight into what employers can anticipate in the year ahead.
Topics covered in this webinar will include:
- Employment agreements: can employers effectively limit termination liability by way of contract?
- Incentive compensation: what might employees be entitled to receive post-termination?
- Overtime: are employers liable to pay for unauthorized overtime?
- Drugs and alcohol: how far does an employer’s duty to accommodate extend?
LSO CPD Hours: This program is eligible for up to 1.5 substantive hours.
To register, please visit: https://filion.on.ca/upcoming-seminars/seminars/2020-year-and-oh-what-year-review/
Speakers
- Bonnea Channe
- Janeta Zurakowski
- Tawanda Masimbe
- Clifton Yiu
Date and time:
December 1, 2020 9:00 am
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10:30 am
(EST)
Nov
27
2020
Argentina: Extension of Prohibition of Dismissals and Furloughs
The Decree 891/2020 extended the prohibition of dismissals: (i) without justified cause; or (ii) due to lack or reduction of work and force majeure, for a period of 60 days as from its original deadline (i.e. the prohibition is now extended until January 30, 2021). The Decree also extended the prohibition of unilateral furloughs on […]
Dec
03
2020
L&E Global Webinar: Data Privacy in Latin America – New Developments and Implications for the Multinational Employer.
Date: Thursday, 3 December 2020
Duration: 1 Hour
As Brazil adopts a major new data privacy framework with many echoes of GDPR, it reminds us that data privacy is an important issue in many countries in Latin America. In this webinar we will cover new developments in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, with focus on some of the most current concerns for multinationals: international data transfer, diversity and inclusion surveys, and special privacy considerations related to COVID-19.
We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:
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Speakers
- Pablo Palazzi (Allende & Brea in Argentina)
- Gabriela Lima (TozziniFreire Advogados in Brazil)
- Alejandro Castellanos (López & Asociados in Colombia)
- Jimena Sanchez (De La Vega & Martínez Rojas in México)
- Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis in the USA)
Date and time:
December 3, 2020 1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Nov
19
2020
L&E Global Webinar en Español: ¡Desafíos Legales y Mejores Prácticas para el Retorno al Trabajo!
Date: Jueves 19 de Noviembre de 2020
Duration: 1 Hora
¡Desafíos legales y mejores prácticas para el retorno al trabajo! Información clave para ayudarlo a hacer sustentable esta nueva modalidad de trabajo.
Este webinar pondrá sobre la mesa los desafíos legales y las mejores prácticas para regresar al trabajo a la fuerza laboral global. Los empleadores se enfrentan a la constante incertidumbre sobre cómo volver a la actividad comercial y cómo garantizar la continuidad del negocio, manteniendo al mismo tiempo la seguridad de sus empleados. Este programa abordará los problemas a los que se enfrentan las empresas locales, así como a los que se enfrentan las empresas internacionales.
Los presentadores responderán preguntas relacionadas con los siguientes temas:
- Antecedentes legales relacionados con la salud y la seguridad en el trabajo.
- Consejos legales prácticos para preparar el retorno al trabajo.
- Medidas de prevención fundamentales que se aplicarán al reanudarse las actividades.
Este seminario web tendrá una duración de 60 minutos y es gratuito. Puede registrarse para el seminario web a través del botón de registro específico y no dude en enviar la invitación a sus colegas.
Expertos del webinar:
- Nicolás Grandi y Gastón Perman (Allende & Brea en Argentina)
- Ricardo Tisi y Raúl Alvarez (Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos en Chile)
- Alejandro Castellanos y Heidy Jimenez (López & Asociados en Colombia)
- Clara Frischwasser y Jimena Sanchez (De La Vega & Martínez Rojas en México)
- Moderator: Pedro Torres-Diaz (Jackson Lewis en USA)
We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:
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Date and time:
November 19, 2020 1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
(-03)
Oct
29
2020
GDPR & Employee Data Privacy – Recent Developments – L&E Global Webinar
Date: Thursday, 29 October 2020
Time: 12:00 PM CET
Duration: 1 hour
In this L&E Webinar we bring you snapshots of recent developments in the area of GDPR & Employee Data Privacy, seeking to share the latest information on relevant court cases and development of legislation in various jurisdictions, whilst also showing the very broad impact that data protection legislation can have across the globe.
The webinar will have a duration of 1 hour and is free of charge. You can register for the webinar clicking here and feel free to forward the invitation to any of your colleagues.
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Speakers
- Helena Tapp-Barroso (Morais Leitão in Portugal)
- Michael Witteler (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
- Nicolas Simon (Van Olmen & Wynant in Belgium)
- Paula Nowak (Sobczyk & Partners Law Firm in Poland)
- Moderator: Stefania Stanciu (Magda Volonciu and Associates in Romania)
Date and time:
October 29, 2020 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
(CET)
Oct
06
2020
Pay Equity Laws in Argentina
Extent of Protection Section 14 bis of the Argentine National Constitution, provides for the principle of equal salary for equal work. Additionally, Argentina has ratified the Equal Remuneration Convention C. 100 of the International Labour Organisation. The foregoing, in addition to Labour Law No. 20,744 as well as Anti-discrimination Law No. 23,592 and international treaties […]
Oct
05
2020
Employee Benefits in Argentina
Social Security All employees are covered by a national retirement pension scheme, funded through mandatory contributions by both employer and employee. It is paid by the employee through withholdings of their gross salary and by the employer through fixed contributions, with each calculated as a percentage of the employee´s salary. Employees are eligible for retirement […]
Oct
05
2020
Trade Unions and Employers Associations in Argentina
Brief Description of Employees’ and Employers’ Associations In Argentina, there are currently trade unions and employers’ associations that represent all types of activities. Employees have the right to organise themselves into unions. Affiliation to unions by employees is not mandatory. The employee is free to decide whether to affiliate or not to the union. The […]
Oct
05
2020
Transfer of Undertakings in Argentina
Employees’ Rights in Case of a Transfer of Undertaking In case of a transfer of undertaking, employees are transferred as a matter of law. The consent of the employees is not necessary, and no notice is required. The new employer must maintain the employee’s work category, benefits, rights, salaries and seniority acquired with the prior […]