Latest Changes In Romanian Employment Legislation

Despite many proposals and initiatives, mostly by large-scale union organizations, neither 2015, nor the first quarter of 2016 brought major changes in this field. Still, a few recent amendments are worth mentioning, as they could impact your company’s employment relations.
Union matters
Law 1/2016 amending Law 62/2011 on social dialogue and Constitutional Court Decision 814/2015 striking down art. 60 para (1) letter g) of the Labor Code:

At the union’s request and with their members’ consent, […]

By | June 16th, 2016 ||

Employees Must Participate In The Accommodation Process in Canada

It’s never easy to talk about mental illness – particularly not with your employer. However, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently held that even if it’s uncomfortable, an employee may have the obligation to discuss their condition with the employer in order to allow the employer to come up with a proper accommodation.

Last April, in K.B v S.S, 2016 BCHRT 61, the British-Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found that an employee failed in his […]

By | June 14th, 2016 ||

Four lessons employers need to know about terminating employment over personal social media posts

The use of social media as a necessary means of communication in business has been so widely recognised that many employers now have social media policies in place to ensure that employees are aware of what is appropriate use of social media, and what is not – and an employer who doesn’t, should!

Social media unavoidably blurs the boundaries between public and private and the blurred line has led to employers scratching their heads over […]

By | June 13th, 2016 ||