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Collective Redundancies: 90 day rolling reference period

January 27, 2021

The Collective Redundancies Directive (98/59/EC) (the Directive) sets out consultation requirements for employers where a set number of redundancies are contemplated within a specified time frame, being either 30 or 90 days depending on the member state concerned. In the UK, the Directive is implemented through the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA). Under section 188, TULRCA requires employers to consult on its redundancy proposal with those affected, where it proposes to…

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Germany: Home office under the new Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance

By Frank Weberndörfer

January 27, 2021

To combat and prevent the further spread of COVID-19 (the SARS-CoV-2-virus), the German government has issued a new “SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance” (Corona-ArbSchV) (the Ordinance) providing for additional and time-limited measures to reduce workplace-related personal contacts. These measures include the obligation for employers to offer their employees home working, unless there are compelling operational reasons not to do so. In addition, existing occupational health and safety regulations will be tightened.…

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Global client-facing guide on the employment status of gig workers

By Helene Lee & William Dawes

January 26, 2021

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia’s Employment and Labour team has collaborated with our global counterparts to prepare a guide on the status of gig workers across various jurisdictions. The guide is available here. Employment and labour practitioners in each jurisdiction have set out the current employment status at law of gig workers, before explaining the grey areas and possible future developments. The guide is timely in the wake of the widespread economic and employment disruption caused…

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Can South African employers require their employees to undergo mandatory vaccination and testing for COVID-19?

By Jason Whyte

January 26, 2021

South Africa is now deeply within its second wave of COVID-19 infections which appears to be significantly more widespread than that which prevailed during early to mid-2020. Since then, and in response to the pandemic, global efforts have successfully developed both expedited means of testing for the virus and, more recently, vaccines. Employers may thus wish to explore the introduction of workplace policies which formalise mandatory testing and vaccination protocols in order to restore their…

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Will COVID-19 vaccinations become mandatory for employees in Italy?

By Attilio Pavone

January 19, 2021

Italy’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is underway, with health care workers and staff in care facilities at the front of the queue. According to a recent report published by the Health Ministry, more than 1 million people received the inoculation in the first two weeks of the nationwide vaccination campaign. This makes Italy one of the fastest-vaccinating countries in the European Union, but the roll out is still not going as quickly as hoped. The current…

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UK: The end of the Brexit implementation period – implications for pensions

By Julia Chirnside

January 13, 2021

At 11pm on December 31, 2020, the Brexit implementation period ended and the last-minute trade deal agreed by UK and EU negotiators took effect through the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). What does this mean for UK pensions and what steps should employers and trustees be taking? What is the impact on UK pensions law? UK pensions law remains basically unchanged following the end of the implementation period and the TCA coming into force. …

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The EU- UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – implications for employment and immigration

By Amanda Sanders (UK)

January 6, 2021

On 31 December the UK parliament implemented the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020. This makes provision to implement into UK law the three main future relationship agreements with the EU including the EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). What does the TCA mean for employment and immigration law? Employment A significant portion of UK employment law is derived from and grounded in EU law. Under the EU Withdrawal Agreement all EU employment legislation which…

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L’accord national interprofessionnel du 26 novembre 2020 : « soft law » à la française

By Elodie Grangier

December 30, 2020

Le télétravail s’est largement développé en France au fil des années, et naturellement, ce mode de travail a été particulièrement utilisé, bon gré mal gré, par les entreprises au cours de l’année 2020, à la faveur de la crise sanitaire, et des recommandations (plus ou moins liantes) du Gouvernement. Les bases du télétravail ont été posées par un accord national interprofessionnel signé par les partenaires sociaux en 2005 (étendu en 2006), dont certaines dispositions ont…

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Can French employers require their employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine?

By Elodie Grangier

December 29, 2020

Further to the approval by EU authorities of the vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, and further to the recommendations of the French Health authorities on the vaccination programme, the French vaccine campaign against Covid-19 was launched yesterday, at the same time as in all EU countries. In France, the Government established a specific strategy regarding the vaccine campaign. This includes targeting the most vulnerable and exposed persons first, and progressively extending the Covid-19 vaccine…

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Rupture conventionnelle : les pièges à éviter

By Laure Joncour

December 22, 2020

La rupture conventionnelle a connu un grand succès tout au long de ces dernières années. Il est vrai qu’elle allie facilité d’utilisation tout en assurant une sécurité juridique et financière au salarié qui souhaite quitter son emploi. La rupture conventionnelle consiste en une rupture amiable du contrat entre le salarié et son employeur tout en permettant au salarié de bénéficier d’une indemnité de départ et de l’assurance chômage. La procédure est relativement simple. Il convient…

Global Workplace Insider

Leading commentary and perspectives on employment and labour law

Collective Redundancies: 90 day rolling reference period

Germany: Home office under the new Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance

Global client-facing guide on the employment status of gig workers

Can South African employers require their employees to undergo mandatory vaccination and testing for COVID-19?

Will COVID-19 vaccinations become mandatory for employees in Italy?

UK: The end of the Brexit implementation period – implications for pensions

The EU- UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – implications for employment and immigration

L’accord national interprofessionnel du 26 novembre 2020 : « soft law » à la française

Can French employers require their employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine?

Rupture conventionnelle : les pièges à éviter

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