(Jan. 13, 2017) The “right to disconnect” came into effect in France on January 1, 2017. (Clémentine Maligorne, Travail: vous avez désormais le droit de vous déconnecter [Work : You Have the Right to Disconnect], LE FIGARO (Jan. 4, 2017).) This refers to the right of employees to not have to take calls or read emails […]
Topic: Labor, Labor-management relations, Workers safety and health
(Oct. 14, 2016) On August 9, 2016, French President Francois Hollande signed into law a significant reform of France’s labor laws. (Loi n° 2016-1088 du 8 août 2016 relative au travail, à la modernisation du dialogue social et à la sécurisation des parcours professionnels (1) [Law No. 2016-1088 of 8 August 2016 on Labor, Modernization […]
(Dec. 9, 2015) On November 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a ruling on resolving labor disputes involving athletes and sports team coaches. (Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Ruling No. 52 on the Application by Courts of Laws Regulating the Work of Sportsmen and Coaches (Nov. 24, 2015), Supreme Court […]
Topic: Judiciary, Labor, Labor-management relations, Sports and recreation
(Aug. 20, 2015) On June 25, 2015, new legislation making substantial revisions to Italy’s labor code entered into effect. (Legislative Decree No. 81 of June 15, 2015, Organic Regulations of Employment Contracts and Revision of the Norms Concerning Labor, in Accordance with Article 1, Paragraph 7, of Law No. 183 of December 10, 2014 [L.D. […]
Topic: Employee benefits, Employee hiring, Employment and training programs, Labor-management relations, Temporary and part-time employment, Wages and hours
(June 11, 2015) On May 21, 2015, new legislation concerning pensions and social security benefits entered into effect in Italy. (Decree-Law No. 65 of May 21, 2015, Urgent Measures Concerning Pensions, Social Safety Networks, and TFR [Tratamento di fine rapporto — lump sum payable upon cessation of pensionable employment] Safeguards [D.L. No. 65], GAZETTA UFFICIALE […]
Topic: Employee benefits, Labor-management relations, Social security
(June 2, 2015) On May 22, 2015, the German Bundestag (parliament) passed a draft law on collective bargaining agreement unity. (Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Tarifeinheit (Tarifeinheitsgesetz) [Draft Act on Collective Bargaining Agreement Unity (Collective Agreement Unity Act)], DEUTSCHER BUNDESTAG: DRUCKSACHEN UND PROTOKOLLE [BT] 18/4062 (Feb. 20, 2015).) The controversial legislation passed with a vote of […]
(Mar. 2, 2015) On February 26, 2015, Japan’s Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the Osaka High Court, which had itself reversed an Osaka District Court judgment approving suspension and demotion as punishments for two male managers who repeatedly verbally sexually harassed female employees. (2014 (Ju) No. 1310, S. Ct., 1st petite bench (Feb. 26, […]
Topic: Employment and training programs, Harassment, Judiciary, Labor-management relations, Supreme court, Temporary and part-time employment, Women's rights
(Oct. 24, 2014) In two related decisions, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found that France’s prohibition on military unionization violates the European Convention of Human Rights. (Matelly v. France, Eur. Ct. H.R. (Oct. 2, 2014), Application No. 10609/10, HUDOC; Adefdromil v. France, Eur. Ct. H.R. (Oct. 2, 2014), Application No. 32191/09, HUDOC.) […]
Topic: Human rights and civil liberties, International organizations, Labor-management relations, Military service
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights, France
(Oct. 8, 2014) On October 4, 2014, representatives of Egypt’s Ministry of Labor held a number of meetings with representatives of labor unions across the nation to discuss a draft law regulating workers’ strikes. According to a statement issued by the Ministry to the local press, both the Ministry’s representatives and the labor unions agreed […]
Topic: Civil rights and liberties, Labor, Labor-management relations
