The Supreme Court of Canada has let stand a decision finding an “owner” of a construction project can be considered an “employer” within the meaning of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
In a reassuring decision for employers, the UK High Court has confirmed that an employer’s use of a contractual provision to claw back an employee’s bonus was lawful.
On December 1, 2023, the National Minimum Wage Commission agreed to increase the general minimum wage to $248.93 pesos per day and $374.89 pesos per day in the Free Economic Zone of the Northern Border, effective January 1, 2024.
El pasado 1 de diciembre de 2023, la Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), acordó aumentar el salario mínimo general a $248.93 pesos diarios y $374.89 pesos diarios en la Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte, a partir del 1 de enero de 2024.
On May 10, 2023, the UK government announced its intention to limit the duration of non-compete restrictions in employment contracts to three months. To date, there is still no sign of the draft legislation that will introduce this new three-month limit.
Financial services firms regulated in the UK by both the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have long caused confusion with their complex regulatory pay structures and infamous bonus cap.
In the wake of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL Act) the UK Government has published draft regulations, with which employers will need to get to grips quickly as many of the new rules come into force on January 1, 2024.
The UK Government has introduced draft regulations to preserve in domestic law certain discrimination rights and principles derived from EU law which might otherwise fall away or be departed from following the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act.
