United States: Are RFID Chip Implants On The Horizon for Employees?

There has been a lot of press in the past two days about an existing technology being used in a new way at an office complex in Sweden: RFID chips implanted in tenants’ hands.  The occupants of this new complex are being given the opportunity to have a tiny RFID chip implanted in their hand that will give them access to doors and photocopiers, with the promise of future services tied to the chips.  Not […]

By | February 2nd, 2015 ||

Canada: 2014 In Review – A Look Back At The Cases And Legislative Changes That Impacted Your Workplace

2014 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law.    Over the course of the year, CCP blogged these developments and here we provide our “top 10” cases and the most significant legislative changes of the past year with links to the original blogs.  Enjoy!!
Top Labour and Employment Cases of 2014

Hryniak v. Mauldin  – The Supreme Court broadened the scope of summary judgment proceedings and provided […]

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Malta: 2014 In Review: A Year Of Continued Dynamism And Growth

Changes in EU regulation and further consolidation across the financial services sector have continued to drive growth in financial services during 2014 as total number of licences topped the 800 mark.

Investment services registered high levels of growth particularly with the issue of 17 new Category 2 licences, an indication of the strong expansion taking place in the asset management industry. During the year, 22 managers were issued with new or revised licences to operate […]

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