As we look ahead to 2024, it is clear that both data protection and AI will continue to take center stage in the UK, as it will in many other countries.
Currently, employees in the UK on statutory maternity, adoption or shared parental leave who are at risk of redundancy have priority rights to be offered a suitable alternative vacancy (but only where such a vacancy exists).
In this article, we take a step back to look at some of the key employment law trends and challenges that UK employers are likely to face over the coming year and how best to be ready to deal with them.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently published a policy statement pertaining to “caste-based discrimination” under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
On January 1, 2024, Canada entered the last phase of CPP enhancements introduced in 2016 through Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act.
In a recent matter before the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Appellate Court, an employer in the Netherlands attempted to hold a former employee to his non-compete clause.
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter Littler publishes on a quarterly basis to provide a general update on global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries in the American, EMEA, and APAC regions.
Lawmakers in South Korea have proposed a bill to address adverse impacts of business activities by mandating human rights and environmental due diligence.