The recent media and public attention concerning sexual assault, sexual harassment, inappropriate workplace relationships and grievance handling processes in Federal Parliament is a timely reminder to businesses of the importance of ensuring appropriate policies and processes are in place, and staff are adequately trained on sexual harassment and appropriate grievance handling; and what is at […]
Australia: Legal Discussion Regarding Mandatory Vaccinations in the Workplace
With the Australian government’s recent announcement regarding an anticipated COVID-19 vaccine roll-out by March 2021, urgent questions have arisen for employers regarding whether they can or should mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees once a vaccine is available to them. The recent unfair dismissal cases of Nicole Maree Arnold v Goodstart Early Learning Limited T/A Goodstart […]
L&E Global Webinar: Diversity and Inclusion: What is or is not allowed?
Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
Time: 6 p.m. CET / 1 p.m. ET
Duration: 60 Minutes
Diversity and inclusion, once identified as a US-specific concern, has now become a key global objective for multinationals everywhere. How does the concept of diversity and inclusion vary across regions? How can the employer obtain demographic and other data around the world to assist in measuring diversity without violating local employment laws and data privacy requirements? What legal and cultural limitations affect what we ask in individual countries? This webinar will answer your questions and provide best practices regarding global diversity and inclusion, and means to measure and enhance it.
Speakers:
• Simone Carrà (LabLaw in Italy)
• Melanie D. McNaught (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada)
• Jimena Sánchez Argoytia (De La Vega & Martinez Rojas in Mexico)
Date and time:
March 25, 2021 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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L&E Global Webinar: The Whistleblowing Directive: A Gamechanger?
Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
Time: 6 p.m. CET / 1 p.m. Eastern Time
Duration: 60 Minutes
On 16 April 2019, the EU Whistleblowing Directive was passed by the European Parliament, giving EU-based employee whistleblowers many of the same protections long enjoyed by employees in the US. What does this mean for your EU-based business? To what extent will national laws implementing the Directive create a variety of local requirements across the EU? What do you need to know and how do you as a business comply? The EU specialist speakers will discuss the implications, provide best practices and answer your questions.
Speakers:
• Florence Bacquet (Flichy Grangé Avocats in France)
• Gautier Busschaert (Van Olmen & Wynant in Belgium)
• Kristian Foss Aalmo (Storeng, Beck & Due Lund in Norway)
• Michael Witteler (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Date and time:
March 18, 2021 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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L&E Global Webinar: Cross-Border Remote Work, Authorized and Unauthorized – Europe
Date: Thursday, 4 March 2021
Time: 5 p.m. CET / 4 p.m. UK time / 11 a.m. ET
Duration: 60 Minutes
Your employees suddenly turn up in a foreign country or exotic locale without management knowledge or approval carrying out remote work from their laptops, and intend to remain indefinitely. Or an employee wishes to return to his or her native country to spend extended time with family during the COVID-19 crisis. What issues of work authorization, permanent establishment tax exposure, local social security requirements, cross-border employment law, workplace injury, and security of electronic communications arise, and how can they be handled? How can we establish a uniform approach to cross-border remote work, which both treats employees equitably and protects the company from exposures which it has no business interest in incurring. In this webinar a panel will discuss the challenges for companies when employees request to work from another country and share best practices.
Speakers:
• Laura Cinicola (LabLaw in Italy)
• Nick Elwell Sutton (Clyde & Co in UK)
• Kamila Kopec (Sobczyk & Partners Law Firm in Poland)
• Alexander Lorenz (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
• Helena Tapp Barroso (Morais Leitão in Portugal)
Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Date and time:
March 4, 2021 1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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L&E Global Webinar: Cross-Border Remote Work, Authorized and Unauthorized – Asia-Pacific
Date: Thursday, 25 February 2021
Time: Two options-
• 3 p.m. China time / 6 p.m. Australia Eastern time » Register!
• 6 p.m. CET / noon Eastern time » Register!
Your employees suddenly turn up in a foreign country or exotic locale without management knowledge or approval carrying out remote work from their laptops, and intend to remain indefinitely. Or an employee wishes to return to his or her native country to spend extended time with family during the COVID-19 crisis. What issues of work authorization, permanent establishment tax exposure, local social security requirements, cross-border employment law, workplace injury, and security of electronic communications arise, and how can they be handled? How can we establish a uniform approach to cross-border remote work, which both treats employees equitably and protects the company from exposures which it has no business interest in incurring. In this webinar a panel will discuss the challenges for companies when employees request to work from another country and share best practices.
We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:
Speakers:
• Avik Biswas (IndusLaw in India)
• Bernadette How (Clyde & Co Clasis in Singapore)
• Emma Pritchard (Harmers Workplace Lawyers in Australia)
• Tatsuo Yamashima (Atsumi & Sakai in Japan)
• Yinbing Chen (Zhong Lun Law Firm in China)
Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Date and time:
February 25, 2021 3:00 pm
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4:00 pm
(HKT)
L&E Global Webinar: Vaccination and Employment: Considerations for Employers
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021
Time: 6 p.m. CET / noon Eastern time
Duration: 60 Minutes
Now that the vaccination process in countries has started, difficult issues for employers arise. Can the employer ask a candidate in an interview whether he has received a vaccination and require proof of same? Can the employer make vaccination a condition of hiring or continued employment? Is a specific business necessity beyond the employer’s general duty of care needed to justify a vaccination requirement? If a vaccination requirement is valid, what duties of accommodation of religious beliefs, disability status or other characteristics does the employer have? In this webinar you will get answers to these data privacy and employment questions. Of course, you will have the opportunity to ask all questions you have!
We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:
Speakers:
• Avik Biswas (IndusLaw in India)
• Pedro Diaz-Torres (Jackson Lewis in USA)
• Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé Avocats in France)
• Gabriela Lima (TozziniFreire Advogados in Brazil)
Date and time:
February 18, 2021 6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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L&E Global Webinar: Brexit Advice for Travellers
Date: Friday, 5 February 2021
Time: 1 p.m. CET / noon UK time
Duration: 30 Minutes
What do employers need to know about the new post-Brexit immigration system? The close of the transition period on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the UK’s participation in the European Union Customs Union and European Single Market. Our Brexit 30-minute webinar will give you practical implications of Brexit for employment law and your people processes.
We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:
• Actions that are required in relation to existing EU staff in the UK / What do HR and British employees in France need to do?
• Right to work – what checks need to be carried out and what are the risks if they’re not done correctly?
• Supporting employees – what can you do to help and to what extent are you required to do so?
Speakers:
• Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats in France)
• Neena Samuel (Clyde & Co in UK)
Brexit Exchange Forum
Are you still confused about Brexit? L&E Global’s Brexit Exchange Forum is our interactive knowhow platform created to help clients confront the challenges posed by Brexit, informatively and effectively.
Date and time:
February 5, 2021 1:00 pm
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1:30 pm
(CET)
The Australian Government introduces major Industrial Relations reform through the new Omnibus Bill
The Australian Federal Government has recently introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020. This ‘omnibus’ Bill, if passed, would make changes to five key areas of industrial relations law, with many changes implemented in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19. Most notably, the Bill provides a statutory definition for casual employees and widens the net for agreements that are not required to meet the Better Off Overall Test. The Bill also criminalises wage theft, allows greenfields agreements to be extended to eight years, and introduces a mechanism to allow employees to enter into agreements to work additional hours at ordinary rates as opposed to overtime.
Australia: Restrictions under the Public Health Order lifted in New South Wales
As of 14 December 2020, New South Wales employers are no longer obliged to allow employees to work from home where they can practicably do so, as restrictions under the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 5) 2020 have eased. However, employers still have a duty to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of employees and others is protected. Further, employers are still strongly encouraged to have COVID-19 safe plans to protect the community and prevent the spread of COVID-19, and in preparation for more employees physically returning to the workplace. Victoria continues to require employees to work from home, unless employees cannot perform their role from home or another location; while Queensland and South Australia do not currently have any such directions in place