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Apr
27
2019

France: “Pacte” Law – Future Changes In The Application Of The Workforce, Employee Savings And Employee Shareholding Thresholds And Retirement Plans

The Law on Business Growth and Transformation (known as the “Pacte law”) was passed by Parliament. It includes many provisions regarding Labour law: modification of the modalities of calculation of the thresholds of staffing and suppression of certain thresholds, reform of employee savings, development of the employee share ownership, modification of the rules relating to retirement savings. The entry into force of the law is subject to its publication in the Official Journal

Apr
27
2019

France: Any Employee Exposed To Asbestos Can Now Claim An Anxiety Harm If They Can Prove It

The French Supreme Court has made a significant reversal in its case law: any employee exposed to asbestos may now make a claim for the harm relating to the anxiety they feel. Up to now, this option was reserved exclusively for employees who had worked at a site listed by the administration as concerned by the early-retirement due to asbestos scheme. The anxiety harm can now be invoked by any employee who justifies exposition leading to a high risk of developing a serious illness, even if they did not work at a site listed. The employee must nevertheless prove the existence of this anxiety

Apr
27
2019

Chile: Relevant Changes To Protect Employees Hired To Perform A Specific Task

Historically in Chile the labor statute has allowed employees to be hired to perform a specific job. The labor contract ends when the job is terminated. This has typically been used in the construction industry. Termination of this kind of labor contract does not trigger severance, as indefinite term contracts do. However, Law N°21.122 entered into force as from January 2019, providing several key changes to protect employees hired under this type of contract

Apr
27
2019

Canada: Federal Privacy Commissioner Begins Public Consultation on Transborder Dataflows

The Federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner has indicated it will be changing its position on cross-border data flows, such that companies disclosing personal information across a border, including for processing, would be required to obtain consent from individuals in order to do so. In order to provide updated guidance to the public, the Officer has begun a public consultation

Apr
27
2019

Belgium: Social Partners Have (Partially) Saved The Collective Bargaining Process

The national social partners have concluded an agreement on some important future measures of employment and social security law. The outcome of the negotiations was highly uncertain as the socialist trade union did not agree with a maximum raise of the wages of 1,1% in the midst of difficult discussions on the raise of the minimum wage

Apr
03
2019

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