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Mar
31
2020

‘Polish Anti-crisis Shield’: from the employers’ perspective – Sobczyk & Partners Law Firm Webinar

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

In relation to the negative economic impact of the announcement of the epidemic state in Poland and the restrictions applied, a package of new legal regulations for entrepreneurs, the so-called ‘Anti-crisis Shield’, will be introduced.

The solutions included in the package concern, among others:
• economic stoppages (i.e. periods when work is not expected from employees),
• short-time work solutions (i.e. extraordinary measures allowing for the reduction of working hours),
• co-financing of employee remunerations by the State.

We would like to discuss new regulations during an online meeting, taking into account the employer’s perspective. We invite you to participate in a free online meeting which will be conducted in English.

If you want to participate, please register via rejestracja@sobczyk.com.pl

Speakers
  • Alina Giżejowska
  • Janusz Zagrobelny

Date and time:
March 31, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (CEST)

Mar
27
2020

Canada: Ontario Government Extends March Break – Publicly Funded School Closures

The Ontario Government announced that all publicly funded schools in Ontario will be closed for two weeks after March break as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Some childcare programs which are situated in and operate out of publicly funded schools have also announced that they will be closing over the March Break period. Publicly funded schools are not scheduled to reopen until 5 April 2020, meaning that some workers across the Province may be without pre-arranged childcare for a period of at least three weeks.

Mar
23
2020

Coronavirus: Your Essential Workforce Update – L&E Global Webinar

Date: Monday, 23 March 2020 – 5 p.m Central European Time / noon Eastern Time

Coronavirus: your essential workforce update. Key information to help you make effective decisions in these challenging times.

Since our last webinar on this topic at the beginning of March, the situation especially in Europe has taken a dramatic turn. Questions that were imminent at the beginning of March are no longer relevant in practice. Employers are now being faced with the need to make difficult business decisions at extremely short notice. We would like to give you some guidance for key European jurisdictions.

We invite you to download the “Stay Up To Date: Resources from your presenters regarding COVID-19” or view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:

The webinar featured attorneys from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and The Netherlands with deep knowledge and experience regarding the consequences of the Coronavirus in the workforce.

The speakers answered among others the following questions:

Insights
  • What about employees who must stay at home to take care of their children given the school’s closure?
  • Can employees be asked to take their leaves and their dates of leaves changed without notice? What about the use of time saving accounts?
  • Short time work: how does it work? Conditions, timeframe and formalities, duration and indemnification
  • How to manage works councils statutory meetings and other duties?
  • Are redundancies prohibited?
Speakers
  • Verena Braeckeler-Kogel (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
  • Marcello Buzzini (LABLAW in Italy)
  • Alina Gizejowska (Sobczyk & Partners Law Firm in Poland)
  • Karol Hillebrandt (Palthe Oberman in the Netherlands)
  • Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé in France)
  • Ivan Suárez (Suárez de Vivero in Spain)

Date and time:
March 23, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (CEST)

Feb
22
2020

Canada: Coronavirus – Proactive Guidance for Employers

2019 Novel coronavirus (coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) has arrived in Canada. While it is not yet known whether the virus will evolve to become a global pandemic, employers in Canada are nevertheless concerned about meeting their obligations to provide workers with a safe and healthy workplace. It is critical for employers to be aware of their legal obligations and to develop a proactive plan to manage feelings of panic and fear – whether irrational or well-founded – which will inevitably ensue. We outline some of the potential issues relating to the coronavirus and provide employers with practical guidance on how to respond to questions and concerns that may arise in the workplace

Mar
02
2020

How the Coronavirus impacts the workplace? – L&E Global Webinar

Date: Monday, 2 March 2020
• 9 a.m CET / 5 p.m Japan Standard Time / 4 p.m China Time
• 6 p.m CET / 9 a.m Pacific Standard Time / noon Eastern Time

Employers are confronted with numerous legal issues as they address Coronavirus travel restrictions and consider health and safety measures to protect their workforce. In this webinar we will address legal risks and best practices relating to the Coronavirus, from the perspectives of employment law, health and safety, data privacy, and discrimination/human rights in the US, Europe and China.

We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:

Speakers
  • Verena Braeckeler-Kogel (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
  • Matt Harrop (Clyde & Co in United Kingdom)
  • Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé in France)
  • Katharine Weber (Jackson Lewis in USA)
  • Ying Zhao (Zhong Lun in China)

Date and time:
March 2, 2020 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (CEST)

Feb
13
2020

Canada: Managing Mental Health Issues in the Workplace – Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti Webinar

Date: Thursday 13 February 2020 – 8:00 am to 9:30 am EST

Filion will host a webinar on practical tips and strategies for the effective management of mental health issues in Canadian workplaces.

Issues of disability accommodation are inherently challenging. Deciding whether accommodation is required and, if so, what form of accommodation is appropriate can be particularly difficult when the underlying issue is related to a worker’s mental health.

This lively seminar will provide attendees with practical guidance on how to:

  • identify when an illness legitimately requires accommodation
  • obtain (useful!) medical documentation
  • push back against impractical accommodation proposals
  • recognize when disciplinary action may be justified

Date and time:
February 13, 2020 8:00 am - 9:30 am (EDT)

Jan
28
2020

Canada: The Termination Clause Saga Continues

A recent decision by the Court of Appeal for Ontario highlights the importance of well-drafted employment contracts. Employers should ensure that termination clauses do not, even inadvertently, contract out of the ESA by providing less than minimum entitlements to employees. As this case demonstrates, where an ambiguity in the termination clause exists, Ontario courts will resolve it in favour of employees

Jan
15
2020

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti Webinar – “Workplace Investigations: Focusing on Fundamentals”

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 8:00 am

HR and LR professionals are being called upon to navigate issues and processes relating to workplace investigations with increasing frequency. Knowing how to conduct an appropriate investigation and avoid common procedural pitfalls is therefore essential for anyone working in these areas.

This seminar will focus on investigation fundamentals and will provide attendees with practical guidance on how to:

  • recognize, and comply with, legal obligations
  • employ effective investigation strategies
  • navigate tricky investigation scenarios
  • avoid common communication errors

Presenters: Sarah Crossley, Anthony Panacci and Emily La Mantia

Speakers
  • Sarah Crossley
  • Anthony Panacci
  • Emily La Mantia

Date and time:
January 15, 2020 8:00 am - 9:30 am (EDT)

Dec
19
2019

Canada: The Foibles of Fixed-Term Contracts

While Fixed-term employment contracts may, at first blush, seem like an attractive option, the risks often outweigh the benefits. Therefore, employers should carefully consider the pitfalls of fixed-term employment contracts when deciding how best to structure their workforces

Nov
27
2019

Canada: Ontario’s WSIB’s New Rate Framework and Premium Freeze for Non-Profits

As of 1 January 2020, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) will be replacing its current Schedule 1 employer classification system and premium and experience rating programs with a new “Rate Framework”. Under the Rate Framework, experience rating programs will be eliminated and employers will instead pay prospective and fluctuating premium rates based on their individual claims experience. As of 25 September 2019, the WSIB started notifying employers of their new 2020 premium rates. This same day, the Ontario Government announced a five-year SIB premium freeze for all non-profits operating in the province

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