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Jun

2019

Retail webinar: On-the-clock, All Over The World

Date: Wednesday 12 June 5 p.m. Central European Time (11 a.m. New York time)

Identifying key wage and hour risks confronting international retailers and strategies for compliance

Insights

The webinar will feature a panel discussion among attorneys from United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and France with deep experience representing employers confronted with class action wage and hour cases and the myriad of issues arising from the unique scheduling demands of the retail industry as they collide with the growing push to ensure through local laws that employees receive sufficient time off and compensation.

Speakers

Jonathan Dye (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada)
Eric R. Magnus (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé in France)
James Major (Clyde & Co in United Kingdom)
Moderator: Rich Landau (Jackson Lewis in USA)

Date and time:
June 12, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (CEST)

Apr

2019

China: Big Cities In China Will Lessen Or Remove The Restrictions On Granting Urban Household Registration To Migrant Workers

China’s National Development and Reform Commission has formulated the plan which considers the specific population of the cities and lessens or removes the restrictions imposed on the migrant workers to obtain urban household registration

Apr

2019

China: New Foreign Investment Law In China Will Come Into Effect In 2020

The PRC National People’s Congress passed the Foreign Investment Law which streamlines China’s legislation on foreign capital, aims to provide a better business soil for foreign capital and will come into effect in 2020

Apr

2019

L&E GLOBAL’S EMPLOYMENT LAW OVERVIEWS 2019-2020 GLOBAL EDITION

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Mar

2019

China’s new regulation on protection of female employees’ rights during recruitment was released

Nine departments in China together issued the Notice on Further Standardizing Recruitment to Promote the Employment of Females and purported to better protect female employees’ legitimate interests during recruitment.

Mar

2019

China: The agreed scope of non-competition is held valid even if it is broader than Employer’s registered business scope

The Employer and the Employee entered into a non-competition contract and agreed on the scope of non-competition, which is broader than the Employer’s registered business scope. The Court determined the validity of the said non-competition scope and held the Employee liable for violating the same

Feb

2019

China: Shandong government released measures on stabilization of employment and regulation of employers’ layoffs

Shandong government released guidance which allows employers to be refunded with contribution for unemployment insurance if no major layoff is taken and emphasizes the role of employee representative congress in company’s layoff process

Feb

2019

China: The Employer is held not liable against the Employee due to Employee’s own duties of HR management

The Employer fails to enter into written employment agreement with the Employee. The Court of First Instance and the Appellate Court both upheld that the Employer shall not be liable to the said employment irregularity nor pay any compensation because the Employee is responsible for company’s HR management

Jan

2019

China: The Regulations of Hebei Province on Trade Union’s Supervision on Labor Laws Have Come into Effect by December 2018

The Regulations of Hebei Province on Trade Union’s Supervision on Labor Laws has come into effect by December 2018, which provides more detailed guideline for trade unions at all levels to better supervise the employer’s compliance with labor laws and regulations

Jan

2019

China: The Employee is ruled to Have Established Employment with the Company Before University Graduation

The Court of First Instance the appellate Court both upheld that the individuals’ status as university student will not necessarily render their relationship with the company to be deemed as non-employment. It is ruled that the Company established employment with the Employee before graduation from university

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