In New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) Section 1 exemption applies to transportation workers, regardless of whether they are classified as independent contractors or employees. No. 17-340 (Jan. 15, 2019)
Jan
29
2019
UK: CEO Pay Ratio Reporting
For financial years starting in 2019, all UK listed companies with more than 250 UK employees will have to publish and explain every year the differences in pay between their chief executive and staff
Jan
29
2019
UK: The “Good Work Plan”
The government has announced that it will make a range of policy changes and introduce new laws to provide new protections for employees and workers
Jan
29
2019
UK: Discrimination arising from disability: advantageous treatment is not unfavourable, even though it could have been more advantageous
The Supreme Court found that an enhanced pension that was based on the employee’s part-time working, that had been agreed as reasonable adjustments, did not amount to unfavourable treatment
Jan
29
2019
UK: Termination: employee’s dismissal while entitled to long-term disability benefits was in breach of an implied term
The EAT ruled that a term must be implied into the employment contract, that the employer could not terminate employment on the grounds of incapacity to work while the employee was entitled to disability benefits
Jan
29
2019
UK: Employment status: Uber drivers are workers
The Court of Appeal concluded, by a 2:1 majority, that although the contractual documentation indicated the Uber drivers were self-employed, they were workers and therefore entitled to national minimum wage (NMW), paid holiday and whistleblower protection.
Jan
29
2019
UAE: New licence to allow visiting doctors to work in Dubai
Dubai Healthcare City Authority has announced the introduction of a new licence
Jan
29
2019
UAE: New long-term visa system
The UAE Cabinet approved long-term visa system for investors, entrepreneurs, specialized talents and researchers in the fields of science, knowledge and outstanding students
Jan
29
2019
Sweden: New rules have entered into effect regarding an employee’s entitlement to sick pay paid by the employer
Following legislative changes to the Sick Pay Act (Sw. lag (1991:1047) om sjuklön), employees are entitled sick pay, subject to a deduction, as of day one of the sickness period. The so-called qualifying or waiting day has been abolished
Jan
29
2019
Sweden: While there were objective grounds for dismissal, an employee was entitled to damages due to the employer suspending the employee during the notice period
Court ruling that an employer had objective grounds to dismiss an employee due to the employee’s failure to follow instructions and policies. However, the employer’s decision to suspend the employee from work during the notice period was not deemed necessary and the employee was awarded damages