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New Zealand Update: Vaccine Refusers Have Hopes Pricked In The Authority
The Employment Relations Authority has refused to remove a COVID-19 matter to the Employment Court, finding no important matters of law or public interest. The Applicant, a border worker at...
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US Update: Employer Vaccination Policies Will Continue to Gain Momentum as DOJ Offers New Guidance and Federal Employers Impose New Vaccine Requirements
With the Delta variant on an upswing and COVID-19 vaccines widely available, more and more employers are considering implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the workplace. This is especially true...
read moreGermany Update: Employee participation in start-ups is becoming more attractive for tax purposes
Since 1 July 2021, significant parts of the new Fund Location Act (FoStoG). The law contains significant changes for the taxation of employee shareholdings. The direct participation of employees in start-ups...
read moreSignificant Upcoming Employment-Law Changes in Korea
Minimum wage set at KRW9,160/hour for 2022 On July 19, 2021 the government announced the 2022 minimum wage as KRW9,160 (approx. US$7.92) per hour. This is a KRW440 increase (roughly...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Taxes and social security for Covid home office
What currently applies to international employees On May 31, the so-called stabilisation phase began in Switzerland. Since then, the home office obligation has been reduced to a recommendation. The Covid-19 policies of...
read moreCanada Update: The challenges of remote work after the pandemic
At the current vaccination rate, the imminent lifting of restrictions, including those requiring remote work, is a real possibility. Several legitimate questions will then arise for employers. Here are some...
read moreUS Update: A Midsummer Night’s Reflection…
As an employment attorney for more than 30 years, I have seen a lot of change. Changes in the legal system, changes in the law and changes in the types...
read moreGermany Update: Extraordinary termination due to the theft of disinfectants
While in the past the labour courts have already had to deal with a wide variety of dismissal issues – from the embezzlement of deposit vouchers to the consumption of...
read moreGermany Update: Mask obligation and employment entitlement for medical certificate
Circumstance The employee employed by the defendant municipality worked in the building authority until the beginning of the corona pandemic and had a job in the town hall of the...
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