Authors: Prof. Arkadiusz Sobczyk, Ph.D. and Paula Nowak After the outbreak of war on Ukrainian territory, more than 2.5 million Ukrainian citizens fleeing Russian aggression have arrived in Poland. As a result, Poland has announced a new law that implements measures to significantly facilitate the necessary terms and conditions in order for Ukrainians to seek […]
Apr
21
2022
Brazil: Executive Order changes the Current Legislation regarding the country’s Remote Work System
Authors: Gabriela Lima Arantes and Vitória Jordão Galego do Amaral Executive Order No. 1,108 was published on 28 March 2022, changing several sections of the Brazilian Labour Code regarding the nation’s remote work system. Below are the main changes brought about by the Executive Order: Concept of remote work system: Before the publication of the […]
Apr
20
2022
USA: Treaty of Commerce and Navigation Visas as Work Visa Option for Manufacturing Companies
Authors: James M. Stone and Kimberly M. Bennett In their search for skilled workers, manufacturers should not overlook countries with which the United States maintains a treaty. Such treaty countries offer an additional avenue to find skilled, non-professional employees. Most companies in the manufacturing industry are facing worker shortages in skilled, but not necessarily professional, positions, requiring […]
Apr
20
2022
USA: Project Labor Agreements on Large-Scale Federal Construction Projects Required by Executive Order
Authors: Kristina H. Vaquera and H. Matthew Blasko A project labor agreement (PLA) will be required prior to awarding federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more to any construction contractors and subcontractors under the Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects signed by President Joe Biden while visiting Ironworkers Local 5 in […]
Apr
20
2022
UK: Increase in Tribunal Compensation Limits and Employment Rates
Authors: Robert Hill and Corinna Harris Unfair dismissal awards and redundancy pay: the limit on a week’s pay, for the purposes of calculating statutory redundancy and compensation for unfair dismissal, increases to £571 (from £544). the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases to £93,878 (from £89,493). the maximum statutory redundancy payment increases to £17,130 […]
Apr
20
2022
UK: Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting
Authors: Robert Hill and Corinna Harris The government’s response says that mandatory reporting may not be the most appropriate tool for every type of employer seeking to ensure fairness in the workplace, and that it wants to avoid imposing new reporting burdens on businesses as they recover from the pandemic. However, there will be a […]
Apr
20
2022
UK: Equal Pay Audits
Authors: Robert Hill, Corinna Harris and Sophie Jackson Ms Macken brought claims for equal pay, direct sex discrimination, victimisation, protected disclosure detriment and harassment, and the tribunal found that BNPP had: paid her less than her male comparator on the grounds of sex; directly discriminated against her on the grounds of sex; and victimised her […]
Apr
20
2022
Sweden: Reassigning Employees to other Duties during their part-time Parental Leave is Permissible
Author: Niclas Johansson The Labour Court found that it was not a breach of the Parental Leave Act to reassign employees to other duties during their part-time parental leave, as the employees’ leave would otherwise have led to significant disturbances in the employer’s business and therefore, the reassignments were necessary consequences of their leave. Three […]
Apr
20
2022
Peru: Summary of Recent Employment Law Developments
Author: César Puntriano Rosas In the past month, there have been several labour and employment law developments, chief among them: i) an increase in the legal minimum wage; ii) non-working days for public employees; and iii) deadline to regularise migratory status is extended. I. Increase in the Legal Minimum Wage After 4 years, the Legal […]
Apr
20
2022
Norway: Parliament Repeals the Rule on Access to Temporary Employment
Author: Kristian Foss Aalmo The main rule under Norwegian law is that employees must be permanently employed. To date, there have been five alternatives for temporary employment in Norway. This spring, the Norwegian Parliament has decided to revoke the general access to temporary employment in the Working Environment Act § 14-9 second paragraph f); this so-called “quota […]