New Zealand: Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill closer to becoming law

There are important legislative changes on the horizon that will potentially have a significant impact for labour hire companies and organisations that use labour hire companies or temporary workers.

The Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill is one step closer to becoming law after passing its second reading in Parliament earlier this month.

The Bill proposes to extend protection for employees in “triangular” employment relationships. Triangular employment involves a person being employed by one employer, but […]

By | April 17th, 2019 ||

Employment & Labor Perspectives: D.C. Circuit Overrules National Labor Relations Board

Last month, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to enforce a bargaining order against the University of Southern California (“USC”), finding that part of the order “runs afoul” with Supreme Court precedent, NLRB v. Yeshiva Univ., 444 U.S. 672 (1980).

The case is Univ. of S. Cal. v. NLRB, Nos. 17-1149, 17-1171, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7203 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 12, 2019) and involves managerial versus non-managerial employees. […]

By | April 4th, 2019 ||

SEMINAR: The Employment Relationship In Quebec

Stephanie Weschler and Stephanie Pasternyk from the Employment & Labour Group of Stikeman Elliott LLP delve into the topics of employment relationship, termination of employment and employment law updates in Quebec. (47 minutes, 22 seconds)

By | April 3rd, 2019 ||