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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 - 10:30 am (EST)

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Nov
27
2020

Australia: Western Australia passes Work Health and Safety legislation

The Western Australian Parliament has recently passed the Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 (WA). This finally brings that state into line with all other states in Australia (except for Victoria) in adopting the national model Work Health and Safety laws first proposed in 2010. The new legislation will replace the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (WA) and introduce a number of changes including widening the term ‘employer’ to encompass any ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’, as well as introducing a new offence of ‘industrial manslaughter’. Under the Bill, insurance companies are also prohibited from indemnifying businesses from liability penalties that are imposed under work health and safety laws. The new legislation is expected to come into operation in 2021

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
Time: 10:00 AM Mexico – 11:00 AM Colombia – 1:00 PM Argentina & Brazil
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.

The webinar will have a duration of 1 hour and is free of charge. You can register for the webinar and feel free to forward the invitation to any of your colleagues.

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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 - 2:00 pm (-03)

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Nov
17
2020

Trade Unions and Employers Associations in Australia

Brief Description of Employees’ and Employers’ Associations Trade unions form the mainstay of employee representation in Australia. However, there is no doubt that their influence and membership has significantly declined over the last two decades. The unions enjoy a powerful role in relation to workplace bargaining even if their capacity to organise strikes has been […]

Nov
17
2020

Transfer of Undertakings in Australia

Employees’ Rights in Case of a Transfer of Undertaking Where a transfer of employment occurs, the transferred employee’s service with their original employer will be counted as continuous service with their new employer. As such, any benefits acquired under the NES (such as annual leave) will be retained through the transfer of business and the […]

Nov
17
2020

Employment Contracts in Australia

Minimum Requirements The most basic source of employment terms and conditions is the contract of employment. It can be in writing, for example, by letter of offer; it can be oral; or it can be evidenced by a course of conduct. A contractual term may not be enforceable if the terms in the contract are […]

Nov
17
2020

Restrictive Covenants in Australia

Definition and Types of Restrictive Covenants Restraints of trade are common clauses found in most senior employee contracts of employment. The following restrictive covenants are recognised and may be enforceable under the law: Non-compete clauses; Non-solicitation of customers; Non-solicitation of employees. Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants – Process and Remedies The courts are willing to enforce […]

Nov
17
2020

Social Media and Data Privacy in Australia

Restrictions in the Workplace The obligations of employers with respect to privacy are found within various federal, state and territory laws. In some respects, the law differs between the states and territories. Can the employer monitor, access, review the employee’s electronic communications? The general position is that an employer can monitor its employees’ usage of […]

Nov
17
2020

Anti-Discrimination Laws in Australia

Summary Discrimination is broadly defined as the treatment of an individual or group more favourably or less favourably than another individual or group, on the basis of a specified attribute. Behaviour prohibited by equal opportunity laws comprise four broad concepts: discrimination harassment vilification victimisation Extent of Protection The general protections proscribe certain “adverse action” being […]

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