Employment Law Alliance Newsletter, April 2019

Roper Greyell is proud to be the exclusive representative of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA) in British Columbia. The ELA is the largest network of labor and employment lawyers worldwide. This monthly publication is a vehicle by which ELA firms can provide timely legal information to global clients.

Regional Employment Law Briefings, April 2019

Asia Pacific

• India: Social Security Update: Universal Allowances Are Part of Basic Wages

• Indonesia: Expatriate Work Permit and Immigration Updates

• Korea: A Call to Action for Employers: New Legislation & Workplace Bullying

Europe

• Belgium: Introducing Mobility Budget for Employers

• Ireland: Potential Pitfalls in “No Fault” Dismissals

Latin America

• Chile: Labor Code Update: Employment Contracts for Specific Tasks & Services

• Peru: Extending Benefits from a Collective Bargaining Agreement

• Uruguay: New Regulations for those with Disabilities and Special Leaves

North America

• CA, Alberta: Harassment Complaints in the Workplace: Who’s the Bully?

• CA, Nova Scotia: The Disadvantages of Unclear Collective Agreements

• US, California: Return of the NLRB Employee vs. Independent Contractors Test

• US, Indiana: Fingerprint Scans Cause Increase in Class Action Law Suits

• US, Maryland: Mandating Arbitration in Agreements Prove Troublesome

• US, Oklahoma: Equal Pay Updates

Upcoming Webinars

• Non-Compete Agreements in Portuguese-Speaking African Countries April 18, 2019
• Non-Compete Agreements are often seen as a limitation to an employee’s fundamental “freedom to work”.  Join us in this interactive webinar as we examine this complex topic and its varied legal solutions in the PALOP jurisdictions: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome & Principe.

• Employee Mobility & Family Migration: What HR Executives Need to Know May 14, 2019
• Join us as we present Part 2 of a series of discussions surrounding immigration and its effect on employee mobility, compliance procedures for employees and more!  Register today for this interactive webinar!