Back to the future – the ongoing application of the provisions of the new law...
Many of the provisions of the new law passed in June 2013 relating to part-time employment came into force on 1st January. These provisions include a minimum of 24 hours’ work per week (which may be...
View ArticleWages claim exposes cheerleaders’ relations with players
Following on from Ellen Inglis’ piece on Kerry Miller, the Burton Albion Football Club administrator who sent ‘sexy selfies’ to players half her age, comes a tale from ‘football’ on the other side of...
View ArticleFrance: New laws on part-time contracts
As part of its push to simplify employment law and regulation, but using the word “simplicity” in its very loosest sense, the French Government has introduced new rules governing the use of part-time...
View ArticleNo help from UK Courts for “absurd” non-competition covenant – over to you,...
A strong message to employers from the Court of Appeal this week to check your restrictive covenants, but this time to do it properly. None of that just casting an idle eye over the relevant page of...
View ArticleLandmark High Court decision! Implied term of mutual trust and confidence...
What’s the verdict? Australian employers awaiting the High Court decision on CBA v Barker [2014] HCA 32 have not been disappointed. Yes, employers can finally breathe a sigh of relief, with the High...
View ArticleUnited States Supreme Court Declines to Review California Supreme Court...
On January 20, the United States Supreme Court denied a motion for certiorari filed by CLS Transportation which was appealing the California Supreme Court’s decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation,...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision Affecting Retiree Benefits
From Greg Viviani via our Global Compensation Insights blog: In M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for many employers to re-examine their ability to alter...
View ArticleThat Delaware choice of law provision might not save your non-compete, at...
Last week, the Delaware Chancery Court in Ascension Insurance Holdings, LLC v. Underwood refused to grant injunctive relief to a Delaware company seeking to enforce a non-compete agreement against a...
View ArticleEmployee gets red card in Leeds United dismissal claim
Any skeletons in your workplace cupboards? Never too late to dust them down, it appears from the High Court’s decision in Williams -v- Leeds United Football Club earlier this month. Mr Williams had a...
View ArticleA $3 million reason for Australian employers to review their contracts and...
There’s never been a more opportune time for employers in Australia to review their contracts and policies than now, with the NSW Supreme Court this week awarding more than $3 million to a chief...
View ArticleSupreme Court Reiterates Preemptive Effect of Federal Arbitration Act
The U.S. Supreme Court has once again reinforced its interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act, ruling on December 14 that a California state law prohibiting class action waivers in arbitration...
View ArticleGardening Leave – Avoiding the Thorns!
In the absence of any right at common law or under Australia’s Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), the general rule is that gardening leave must be conferred by an express power in an employment contract. In a...
View ArticleCostly SEC Settlement Reminds Publicly-Traded Employers of Dodd-Frank...
On April 3, 2015, we reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sent letters to numerous publicly-traded U.S. companies requesting their nondisclosure agreements, severance and...
View ArticleCalifornia Employment Law Update – 2017 Is Just a Month Away
As we come to the end of 2016, all employers should be planning ahead for any changes that will need to be implemented in 2017. For California employers, those changes may be extensive, as the...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court to Resolve Dispute Over Enforceability of Class Waivers in...
As followers of our blog know, we have been closely watching developments over the past few years involving the tension between the National Labor Relations Board and the courts concerning whether...
View ArticleLandmark High Court decision! Implied term of mutual trust and confidence...
What’s the verdict? Australian employers awaiting the High Court decision on CBA v Barker [2014] HCA 32 have not been disappointed. Yes, employers can finally breathe a sigh of relief, with the High...
View ArticleSuspended animation – the wrong way to send someone home from work
How many letters have you written suspending an employee facing some form of disciplinary enquiry or dismissal, assuring him earnestly that it is a neutral act and in no way presumes any guilt? Tens?...
View ArticleSupreme Court Weighs Validity of Employer Class Action Waivers; Justices’...
Yesterday marked the first day of the United States Supreme Court’s new term, and the first case heard (Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis) was one of interest to employers around the country. In several...
View ArticlePractical Guide to the GDPR – Part 6
With apologies for the interruption to this series, here are two further reader questions on the GDPR as it will apply to employers in the UK. I have heard that my corporate email address is my...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Claims Put Non-Disclosure and Arbitration Agreements Under...
In the current climate where sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood elite, Congressmen and news anchors have triggered a wave of “me too” allegations, several tools commonly used...
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