Relaxation From Labor Law Compliances For Indian Start-Up Ventures

The Ministry of Labour & Employment, with the sole aim to support & promote the Start-Up ecosystem and encouraging entrepreneurs in setting up new start-up ventures resulting in creation of employment opportunities, issued an advisory to the States/UTs/ Central Labour Enforcement Agencies for a compliance regime based on self-certification and regulating the inspections under various Labour Laws.

The term start-up may be best explicated as a commercial enterprise which is an emerging business or industry aiming to meet a […]

By | November 2nd, 2017 ||

Brazilian Labour Reform Law

The Brazilian Labor Reform will be effective as from 11.11.2017, modifying over 100 articles of the Brazilian Labor Code (the so-called “CLT”). We are certain that all the modifications below will have to pass the scrutiny of Labor Courts, which have openly demonstrated great reluctance to the reform. It is therefore essential that the points mentioned are carefully studied before any changes are implemented by the employers.

Below are the highlights on the most relevant changes […]

By | November 1st, 2017 ||

Canada: Employer’s Duty To Inquire

McNish v. Electronics Boutique Canada and others, 2017 BCHRT 32 (“McNish”) a decision earlier this year by the BC Human Rights Tribunal on an application to dismiss, illustrates an employer’s duty to inquire about the need for accommodation, when it possesses information that raises the possibility that accommodation may be required.

McNish, involved a complainant who alleged discrimination in employment on the basis of mental disability by the respondents Electronics Boutique Canada Inc (“EB Games”), Toni […]

By | October 31st, 2017 ||