Philadelphia Ordinance Limits Employer Use Of Credit Checks

Without fanfare, the City of Philadelphia has enacted an ordinance that prohibits many employers from obtaining or using credit-related information regarding employees and job applicants.

For most employers, it is now an unlawful discriminatory practice to procure, to seek a person’s cooperation or consent to procure, or to use credit information regarding an employee or applicant in connection with hiring, discharge, tenure, promotion, discipline or consideration of any other term, condition or privilege of employment […]

By | August 22nd, 2016 ||

Don’t Make Assumptions About Employer Rights

Unfortunately, we are often consulted by employers that entirely misunderstand the nature of the employment relationship and assume that they have the right to do almost anything they want without repercussion. In many cases, they act accordingly, and expose themselves to substantial liability.

While every employer is entitled to run their business, and to make appropriate managerial decisions, myrecent Canadian HR Law blog post warns that it is critical that they remember that the employment […]

By | August 19th, 2016 ||

“No End In Sight” For CEO Pay Rises

The High Pay Centre has published its annual survey of FTSE 100 CEO pay which has revealed that the average CEO took home £5.48 million last year. This represents a 10 per cent increase on the £4.96 million average for 2014. In contrast, the Office for National Statistics reports that the average weekly wage for all UK employees grew by just 1.9 per cent.

Stefan Stern, director of the High Pay Centre, said: “There is apparently […]

By | August 15th, 2016 ||