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Australia
Carroll & O'Dea
The FWC recently held that an employee at an e-commerce support firm was unfairly dismissed without a valid reason.
Holding Redlich
Employers should avoid early notice of non-renewal of a fixed term contract that may sever the employment relationship.
Holding Redlich
Employee dismissals must be authorised and clearly communicated, or employers risk potential unfair dismissal claims.
Pointon Partners
Employers need to comply with the Fair Work Act when dealing with an employee suffering from non-work related injuries.
Belgium
Claeys & Engels
Met een arrest van 4 januari 2024 gaf het arbeidshof te Antwerpen een vervolg aan een vonnis van de arbeidsrechtbank van 18 oktober 2022.
Claeys & Engels
On 29 February 2024, the Federal Parliament adopted the law on the reasons for dismissal and for manifestly unreasonable dismissals of public sector contractual workers.
Claeys & Engels
Le 29 février 2024, le Parlement fédéral a adopté la loi sur la motivation des licenciements et des licenciements manifestement déraisonnables...
Canada
CCPartners
A recent ruling from the Ontario Small Claims Court offers valuable insights for employers regarding what constitutes wrongful dismissal for an employee on lay-off.
WeirFoulds LLP
A recent decision at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has become a hot topic for employers and their employment agreements with employees.
Fasken
Across Canada, terminated employees typically have an obligation to mitigate any constructive or wrongful dismissal damages by seeking comparable employment.
McMillan LLP
In recent years, termination clauses seeking to limit employees' entitlements have come under increasing scrutiny from Ontario courts...
Fasken (French)
Dans l'ensemble du Canada, les employés congédiés ont généralement l'obligation d'atténuer leurs dommages découlant d'un congédiement déguisé ou injustifié en cherchant un emploi comparable.
Dentons
Un tribunal de l'Alberta a récemment ordonné que les renseignements recueillis et le dossier compilé par le conseiller en ressources...
Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
The Federal Court of Canada's recent decision in Konteft v. Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., 2024 FC 96 (CanLII) confirms that maritime employment law requires careful consideration of jurisdictional issues.
Lerners LLP
John Teljeur was employed as the General Manager of a golf resort in Haliburton, Ontario. On December 6, 2021, he was terminated without cause.
China
Shihui Partners
Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of China, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
France
L&E Global
An employee was dismissed for serious misconduct for having sent an email from her professional email account to other employees.
Ireland
Arthur Cox
The Labour Court recently considered whether the "seamless transition" of an agency worker, from his assignment at a client site to direct employment by the client...
William Fry
The General Scheme seeks to allow, but not compel, an employee to remain in employment until reaching the "pensionable age" under social welfare legislation.
L&E Global
The case under examination concerned the compliance with Italian Constitution of Article 2, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree No. 23/2015...
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