Labour & Employment
2009 | Digital Guide

168 pages

Labour and employment issues have become critically important since the financial crisis broke. For many companies suffering financially, the need to cut jobs and restructure operations is paramount. But doing so requires a thorough understanding of local laws which restrict, prohibit or place conditions on certain actions. That said, even outside of a difficult economic situation, employment law is a complex and ever-changing field, and executives and their counsel need to keep up-to-date on recent developments.

CONTENTS

United States

• Applicants with Criminal Records: What Can Employers Consider?
• Free Choice or Free-For-All?
• The Changing Landscape of US Disability Law
• Use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the Employment Context
• Enforceability of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Covenants in New York and California
• The OFCCP Takes on the Health Care Industry
• Reconciling Title VII with Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation Treaties: Practical Guidance for Foreign Employers
• Common Mistakes Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
• Employer Harassment Liability: Distinctions Between the Illinois Human Rights Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Guatemala

• Legal Environment on Labour Law in Guatemala Regarding Foreign Workers

United Kingdom

• Entitlement to Legal Representation at Internal Disciplinary Hearings
• More Legal Intervention – Does That Represent a Good Thing?
• TUPE and Outsourcing
• Retirement: Is this the End of the Road?

Jersey

• Employment Law in Jersey: Key Concepts
• Discrimination Law in Jersey: Key Concepts
• Restrictive Covenants

Guernsey

• Employment Law in Guernsey: An Overview

Italy

• Executive’s Working Time: Can the Executive Work on a Part-Time Basis?

Greece

• The Non-Competitive Clause in Greece

Spain

• Alternatives to the Termination of Employment Contracts
• Coping With Economic Crisis and Unemployment

Portugal

• Facing a Crisis: Employment Perspective
• Termination for Cause: Legal Framework Overview and Recent Amendments

Denmark

• Legal Challenges to Global Share Remuneration Plans in Denmark
• Cost Saving Alternatives to Lay-offs
• Amendment of the Danish Holiday Act Possibly Coming Up
• Pay During Leaves of Absence
• Whistleblowing – a New Phenomenon in Danish Employment Law

Sweden

• The Swedish Principle of Last in First Out in Redundancy Situations

Russia

• Indirect Damage Caused by an Employee
• How to Resist the Illegal Actions of Employees at Dismissal
• Golden Parachutes in Russia
• Key Aspects of the Legal Position of Foreign Employees in Russia

Poland

• New Regulations Regarding Employment of Foreigners in Poland

Romania

• Employees’ Rights in the Context of Collective Redundancies
• Mandatory and Voluntary Clauses in Employment Contracts under Romanian Law
• Dismissal of Individual Employees Under the Romanian Labour Code
• Collective Negotiations Under Romanian Employment Law
• Types of Employment Contracts Used in the Romanian Market

China

• Implementing Employee Incentive Plans in China – SAFE Approval and Beyond
• Avoiding Pitfalls in Terminating Employees in China

India

• Contracting Out: Watch Your Step
• Acquittal from Sexual Harassment: the Other Side of Midnight

Indonesia

• Basic Principles of Indonesian Labour and Employment Law

Thailand

• The Enforceability of Non-Competition Clauses in Thailand

South Africa

• South African Retrenchment Law