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| India

India: The State Governments of Telangana and Maharashtra have made it mandatory for certain organisations to register their Internal Complaints Committees

The Women and Child Department of the State of Telangana,…

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| Germany

Germany: The remuneration limit for “midijobbers” has been increased from EUR 850 gross to EUR 1,300 gross per month from 1 July 2019, granting more employees social security advantages

Employees earning up to EUR 1,300 gross per month will…

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| Germany

Germany: The expiration of an employee’s holiday entitlement requires that the employer request the employee to take his holidays beforehand; this also applies to holiday entitlement from previous years

An employee’s holiday entitlement only expires at the end of…

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| Germany

Germany: Termination notice in case of mass dismissal can already be signed by the employer before the notice of mass dismissal is submitted to the employment agency and can be served to the employees right after the submission

The prior notice of mass dismissals towards the employment agency,…

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| Germany

Germany: A works agreement, which compensates overtime hours with a pre-defined number of additional days off per year, is invalid

A general works agreement, providing that trade union officials who…

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| France

France: Mutually agreed termination – there must be proof that the employee received a copy signed by the employer

The Supreme Court has specified that the original copy of…

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| France

France: New measures planned to favour employee savings plans in companies

The Pacte law provides for measures that encourage companies to…

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EU: European Labour Authority will have its seat in Bratislava

On 13 June 2019, Bratislava was chosen as the seat…

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| Colombia

Colombia: Series of Reforms to Labour Law and Workplace Related Issues in 2019

In the course of the year 2019, Colombia has developed…

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| Chile

Chile: Huge Discussion to Come: Bill on Reducing Working Hours per Week

On 24 July 2019, the Labour Committee of the Deputies…

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| Canada

Canada: Ontario Appoints Special Advisors to Review Workplace Safety & Insurance Board

On 23 May 2019, the Ontario Government announced its appointment…

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| Canada

Canada: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario finds dismissal following lengthy unauthorized absence from work not discriminatory

In Joseph v. Tecumseh Community Development Corporation, 2019 HRTO 635,…

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