Mexico: Increase To The Minimum Wage For 2016

In December an increase to the minimum wages for 2016 was agreed by the National Minimum Wages Commission, with an increase of 4.2% to the general minimum wage and the professional minimum wages.

Consequently, the new daily general minimum wage applicable to the whole country, effective January 1st, 2016, is as follows:

New General Daily Minimum Wage for 2016
Increase Percentage

$73.04 MXN
4.2%

Furthermore, is important to consider this increase in order to, if applicable, update the employees’ base quotation […]

By | March 9th, 2016 ||

Canada: An Employee Charged Criminally For Sexual Assault May Not Be Sufficient Grounds To Terminate With Cause

In Merritt v. Tigercat Industries, 2016 ONSC 1214, the Honourable Justice D.J. Gordon ruled that an employer was not justified in terminating its employee for cause who had, among other things, been charged criminally with two counts of sexual assault against a minor. Justice Gordon granted the plaintiff employee summary judgment in the action and awarded him damages amounting to 10 months’ pay in lieu of reasonable notice.

The plaintiff employee was 67 years old […]

By | March 7th, 2016 ||

Indonesia: Implementing Regulation For The Old Age Security Program Of The National Security Agency

To implement the National Social Security Agency program, the Indonesian government issued Government Regulation No. 46 of 2015 on the Management of the Old Age Security Program (“GR 46/2015”) on 30 June 2015. The Old Age Security Program was previously regulated under Government Regulation No. 14 of 1993 on Implementation of Workers Social Security Program (Jaminan Sosial Tenaga Kerja or Jamsostek) (“GR 14/1993”).

Old age security (Jaminan Hari Tua or “JHT”) is the benefit given […]

By | March 3rd, 2016 ||