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Before 2017, employees whose dismissal was recognised as being unfair (without a real and serious cause) and who had at least two years’ seniority in a company with more than 11 employees, could receive compensation of at least 6 months’ salary. Since the introduction of the so-called “Macron Scale” (a mechanism introduced on 24 September […]

Decree n°2021-435 dated 13 April 2021, published in France’s Journal Officiel the following day, modifies the rate of the Short-Time Work allowance paid to the employer for employees under private law who are vulnerable; or parents of a child under the age of 16; or a person with a disability who is subject to an […]

In the ASE case of 17 March 2021 (C-585-19), the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that in the event that employees have concluded multiple employment contracts with the same employer, the working time limits (as laid down by the Working Time Directive) have to be respected for all the employment contracts, […]

Employers who benefited from making pension contributions at 3% in April and May 2020 must contribute the remaining 13% within a period of 36 months, that expires in May 2024; after this period, late payment interest will be charged. Employers have the faculty to deduct from wages, salaries, social benefits, and any payment received for […]

The necessary measures to enter the El Dorado International Airport are primarily these: Taking a PCR test with a negative result, carried out in the last 96 hours. Passengers will be able to transport gel and antibacterial liquids in hand luggage in a maximum quantity of 355 millilitres. Colombians and Colombian visa holders who could […]

As an action to mitigate the contagion of COVID-19 and respond to the red alert from hospitals in these cities, as of 5 April 2021, different mobility restrictions were created for citizens, among these: The so-called “4×3” model is applied, in which four days of the week work and economic activities are carried out with […]

This bill seeks to regulate how employers will apply the measure of work at home, introducing the following guidelines: Temporary place: The regulation aims at regulating general work conditions to work temporarily from an unusual place, despite the name of the regulation, “Work at Home”. Exceptionality: It is an occasional, exceptional, or extraordinary measure that […]

The official website of the Shenzhen Women’s Federation recently released the Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Sexual Harassment in Shenzhen (the “Guidelines”) to guide government agencies, companies, schools and other organisations to establish a mechanism to prevent and control sexual harassment. The Guidelines specify the main types and manifestations of sexual harassment and stipulate […]

Mr. Sun (the “employee”) was appointed and registered as the chairman of the board of directors and legal representative of the alloy manufacturing company (the “company”). The employee was responsible for the daily operation and management of the company, but the two parties failed to sign an employment contract. The company paid the salary to […]

On 1 April 2021, the Labour Department, through rulings 1189/011 and 1190/012, provided companies with additional information to consider relating to the sanitary emergency due to COVID-19. On the one hand, ruling 1189/011 informed that it is entirely acceptable for employers to require their employees to take the PCR test, as a suitable mechanism for […]