Here are a few more of the questions – and our outline answers – following our recent webinar on Handling Workplace Investigations.
Does the notetaking at investigation meetings need to be verbatim?
No. There is no requirement for meeting
Latest from Employment Law Worldview
Spotlight on: Changes to Childcare and Parental Leave
Japan – Amendments to the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act took effect on 1 April 2025, with further amendments to take effect on 1 October 2025.
Singapore – Amendments to the Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001 took effect on
Belgium’s Private Investigations Act: Is Your Internal Investigations Service in Focus?
In December 2024, the new Private Investigations Act came into force. The Act replaced the Private Detectives Act of 1991 and was long overdue, considering how much has changed in the world of private investigations. The 1991 law focused on
Handling Workplace Investigations Webinar – Follow-up Questions Answered, Part 1 (UK)
During our recent webinar on Handling Workplace Investigations, we received several questions via the chat facility that we will address in a number of blogs over the next few weeks.
First off, we have some questions about who should
UK Business Immigration – The Immigration White Paper is here
The government’s long awaited White Paper Restoring Control over the Immigration System has been published today. As part of the Home Secretary’s foreword in the Paper, she states that the plan will “restore order, control and fairness to the system,
Germany: Bureaucracy out, Digital in? The new Government’s plans for labour and employment
After long negotiations between the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, the parties agreed to establish a coalition to form the new government and Friedrich Merz was eventually elected on 6 May 2025 as new Chancelor of Germany. The coalition
California Court of Appeal Affirms Enforceability of Prospective Meal Period Waivers (US)
In a ruling that clarifies a previously unsettled area of California employment law, a California Court of Appeal affirmed the enforceability of written, prospective meal period waivers for shifts between five and six hours long. The April 21, 2025 decision
Eighth Circuit Holds Minnesota Human Rights Act Does Not Apply to Out-of-State, Remote Employee: What All Employers Need to Know (US)
Although the meteoric rise in remote work prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have plateaued and may even be scaling back as employers press return-to-office policies, the reality is that many employees still work, and will continue to work,
New Immigration Registration Rule for Foreign Nationals (US)
Effective April 11, 2025, certain foreign nationals in the US must register online with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), while others are already registered based on their status. This requirement is based on a 1940 law that mandates every
Update: US Supreme Court Stays Lower Courts’ Orders Reinstating NLRB and MSPB Members, Removing Them Once Again (US)
For the first—but not last—time, the US Supreme Court weighed in on President Donald Trump’s removal of Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden-appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member (whose removal we discussed in a prior post), and Cathy Harris, a