News & Analysis

In a recent case the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta emphasized that the duty to accommodate is not exclusively that of the employer..

On April 28, 2022, two decrees were published in the Official Gazette of Mexico amending several articles of the Federal Labor Law.

El 28 de abril de 2022 se publicaron en el Diario Oficial de la Federación dos decretos mediante los cuales se reforman diversos artículos de la Ley Federal del Trabajo.

The European Commission and the United States have announced a new data transfer mechanism, following the invalidation of Privacy Shield in July 2020.

In response to the government’s relaxation on Covid-19 restrictions, the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has published guidance for employers on their data protection obligations.

On April 22, 2022, Ontario announced that it is maintaining the existing provincial masking requirements in select higher-risk indoor settings, as well as other current directives, until June 11, 2022.

Since late fall 2021, we have seen a steady flow of arbitration awards emerge in Ontario and British Columbia that consider issues relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the unionized workplace.

An arbitrator recently decided that the mandatory vaccination policy of BC Hydro was reasonably necessary to justify the significant intrusion on its employees’ bodily integrity and medical privacy - but the policy's discipline aspect was unreasonable.

As of August 1, 2022, it will be more difficult for employers in the Netherlands to prohibit employees from working for other employers.

On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 received Royal Assent and became law.