As of March 11, 2020, at least 10 countries in Latin America have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with Mexico reporting at least seven patients.
On March 11, 2020, Colombia’s Health Ministry declared that every person arriving from China, Spain, Italy and France must self-isolate for 14 days from the date of their arrival in Colombia.
Among the many issues employers are facing in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is the possibility of furloughs, temporary office and location closings, and short-term layoffs.
This article describes wage and hour implications stemming from employers’ steps to address this outbreak, including compensation for employees who are out of the office, business expense reimbursement, reporting time pay, and predictive scheduling laws.
The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are designed to address some of the more common questions that employers with operations in Australia currently face.
Even though the coronavirus (COVID-19) has not yet had as much of an impact in Brazil as it has in other countries, large multinational companies with subsidiaries in Brazil have been taking some proactive measures.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has implications for multiple workplace concerns, including health and safety, leaves of absence, discrimination, and travel.
Belgium has so far been spared from coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks. Now that many people have returned from holidays (February 22 – March 1), however, this might change.
Over the past few days, the Netherlands has been hit by a number of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks. COVID-19 has a direct impact on the workplace. How should employers and employees deal with COVID-19?