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Working Hours
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Cross Border Employer Blog
Japan’s Workstyle Reform Act – What Is the Compliance Deadline for Your Organization?
By Nan Sato
Japan’s Workstyle Reform Act – What Is the Compliance Deadline for Your Organization? To tackle the karoshi (“death by overwork”) problem, Japan enacted the Workstyle Reform Act in June 2018.…
Global Workplace Insider
Les Interprétations, politiques et guides fournissent des lignes directrices pratiques aux employeurs en lien avec les modifications du 1er septembre 2019 du Code canadien du travail
Le 1er septembre 2019, une série de nouvelles modifications apportées au Code canadien du travail (« Code ») sont entrées en vigueur et ont eu une incidence sur les heures de travail et…
Global Workplace Insider
Interpretations, Policies and Guidelines offer practical guidance to employers on the September 1, 2019 amendments under Canada Labour Code
On September 1, 2019, a series of new amendments under the Canada Labour Code (“Code”) came into force, affecting hours of work and rest, overtime, flexible work arrangements, enhanced vacation…
China Law Insight
金杜东京主题月丨日本劳动法修改及风险对策
By King & Wood
终身雇佣制和年功序列制以及“以社为家”的企业文化创造了日本战后经济奇迹，但也留下了诸如加班加点成为常态、频繁发生“过劳死”等的社会问题。
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Employment Law Checklist Project: No More Than Six Days of Work in a Week But….
How many days in a row can an employee work? That's the question we'll tackle in this installment of the Employment Law Checklist Project. #emplawchecklist It's actually a question I…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Working Time/Travel Time Case Thrown Out: No Integral Connection to Primary Duty
I have defended many claims and lawsuits involving working time, especially travel time. Employees are continually seeking innovative ways to convert their otherwise non-compensable home-to-work travel into compensable work hours. …
Global Workplace Insider
Lancement du Guide d’information en matière de droit de l’emploi et du travail fédéral: Modifications à la partie III du Code canadien du travail qui entreront en vigueur le 1er septembre 2019
By Natasha Hyppolite, Stéphane Erickson, Heather Cameron
Une série de nouvelles modifications apportées à la partie III du Code canadien du travail (Code), qui entreront en vigueur le 1er septembre 2019, conféreront de nouveaux droits aux employés. Ces…
Labor & Employment Insights
Is Sleeping Working? – DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Sleeping While on the Job
By Anne R. Yuengert, J. William Manuel
When is sleeping working? According to a recent DOL Opinion Letter, probably not when it occurs off duty in a sleeper berth of an over-the-road truck. A trucker’s job is…
The Employer Report
From The ECJ: EU Employers Must Have Objective, Reliable And Accessible Systems That Record Daily Working Hours
By Caroline Burnett, Susan F. Eandi
On May 14, the European Court of Justice ruled that Member States are required to impose an obligation on employers to establish an objective, reliable and accessible system that keeps…
Global Workplace Insider
What records must an employer keep to record working time?
A recent European Court of Justice decision has held that in order to comply with the provisions of the EU Working Time Directive (No. 2003/88), employers are obliged to set…