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In 2019, Gate Gourmet catered for five million flights and more than 700 million passengers globally. (File photo)
A global aviation catering company which claimed more than $1.5 million in Covid-19 wage subsidies is challenging a decision which found it breached employment law by not paying staff minimum
Irwin Mitchell collect their 2019 award for Employment Law Firm of the Year.
The tightly contested Employment Law Firm of the Year Award recognises innovation, performance and client service in employment law teams’ work for their HR clients. The judges will also consider proactive advice provided for clients as well
Indonesian workers took strike action across the country on October 6–7 against a new employment law the government argues will “attract foreign investment”.
Masses of angry workers and students walked out, shut down workplaces and flooded the streets to oppose the neoliberal employment law that reduces wages, removes entitlements, erodes
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An Uber Technologies Inc. engineer said Tuesday he is taking a
When I came out of law school, I did not know that I was going to be a labor and employment lawyer. I wanted to work in Major League Baseball. I didn’t have necessary pedigree, though, so I moved on to Plan B fairly quickly.
It turns out that Plan
OTTAWA, Oct. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canada’s unions welcome the job gains reported in the September findings from Statistics Canada’s monthly labour force survey released today, but are warning that expanded government investment will remain crucial to a full economic recovery.
“Despite ongoing
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Speaking at a study day on the provisions of the law no.19-12, held at the initiative of the Ministry of Labor and Professional Integration, in collaboration with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Amekraz highlighted the increase in the number of declarations of domestic workers to the CNSS.
The implementation of this
Jose Ortiz, Saul Hernandez, and Pedro Urena filed a brief in their District of New Jersey putative class-action employment lawsuit against Goya Foods opposing a motion from the defendant for the court to reconsider dismissal of the lawsuit. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants broke Pennsylvania wage laws because they
Digitalization has suddenly become an indispensable process for employers. New relationships have emerged in which employees are no longer required to go to a physical site to receive their work equipment, meet their new peers, have meetings with human resources, receive their onboarding training or even sign hard copies of
Ben Mason, an Employment Law Partner – Aaron & Partners
Employers must carefully consider flexible working requests made by employees with the demand for new working arrangements increasing due to the
It’s one of the hottest issues on California’s ballot — and it’s coming to a TV or a computer near you. Proposition 22 would change the rules of the road for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers – along with many others – and there are tens of millions of dollars …
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Personal income fell -2.7% in August. Still, consumer spending rose 1.0% M/M. What Gives?
The economy is still very much an employment story. While the official U3 unemployment rate fell to 7.9% from 8.4%, the underlying data was, simply put, “ugly!”
“Excess” Savings
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Legal 500 issued its 2020 list of distinguished U.S. law firms and practice teams, and Outten & Golden LLP appears once again in the top tier of the “Plaintiff Labor and Employment Disputes” category.
The Legal 500 referenced Outten & Golden’s
Toronto, Oct. 05, 2020
Amendments to Thailand’s Labour Protection Act (LPA) on May 5, 2019, ushered in significant changes to a variety of labour laws, resulting in increased statutory severance pay, increased maternity leave benefits, implementation of paid necessary business leave, changes in wage payments during temporary suspension of business, interest payments for non-payment
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) was honored today as a 2020 National Organization on Disability (NOD) Leading Disability Employer at the organization’s Annual Forum, entitled “ADA at 30: What’s Next.” Now in its sixth year, the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal recognizes companies that
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Samsung Research America, Inc. (“Samsung”) will soon face trial for twelve employment claims a California Court refused to dismiss. Judge Thang Barrett rebuffed Samsung’s attempts to dismiss medical leave claims based on California and federal law. Samsung’s position—rejected by the Court—was
An insult-laden spat at a London pub that strained relations between U.S. and British law-enforcement agencies is at the center of a employment tribunal lawsuit against the UK Serious Fraud Office.
Tom Martin, an investigator at the SFO, was fired over the 2016 bust up after allegedly calling his counterpart
Priti Patel may have to give evidence at an employment tribunal over claims she forced out the Home Office’s most senior civil servant.
The Home Secretary has been accused of bullying staff and allowing a press briefing campaign against Sir Philip Rutnam, who resigned as the department’s permanent secretary in
An increase in unemployment during lockdown has resulted in the highest level of single employment tribunal claims since 2012/13.
Quarterly figures covering April to June 2020 published by the Ministry of Justice show that single claim receipts increased by 18% to 10,000, putting into context the challenge facing the tribunal.
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Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar has said that the new Farm Laws and Labour Reform Laws will benefit farmers and workers immensely. Speaking at a National Conference organized by
“Endeavors is dedicated to employing individuals with disabilities and our culture thrives when all employees can contribute in meaningful ways,” said Jon Allman, Endeavors President and CEO. “We are committed to investing and developing our teams to ensure diversity and inclusion is understood in the workplace. Endeavors Unlimited is
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 1, 2020) – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an observance tied to the Army’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce. The theme, “Increasing Access and Opportunity,” promotes educating employees and hiring authorities about disability employment issues and celebrating the many and varied contributions of
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALA), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule drugs for