United States: NLRB Deems Employer Unlawfully Distributes a Workplace Violence Memo After Union Organizing Activity

Your intentions may be pure, but your actions during or after union organizing activity could lead to your company running afoul of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB has recently emphasized this message in yet another 2-1 decision ruling that a nursing home employer’s attempt to restore a harmonious workplace environment in posting a memorandum and workplace violence policy, following a union election […]

By | January 7th, 2015 ||

United States: Considerations In Exiting Outsourcing Deals

Exiting an outsourcing deal requires careful planning. A well thought-out exit plan can help transitioned-out activities proceed in a more orderly manner. However, there are often problems in the customer-supplier relationship that make a successful exit difficult. For example, the customer may be unprepared at exit because it has not governed the relationship effectively. Likewise, the outgoing supplier may be unmotivated to provide adequate disengagement assistance and could even act in a hostile manner. […]

By | January 7th, 2015 ||

UK: New Year – New Social Media Policy?

In what is thought to be the first such case involving Twitter, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has overturned an Employment Judge’s decision that an employee was unfairly dismissed after posting offensive tweets.

Although the EAT declined to give general guidance about the manner in which misconduct involving social media should be dealt with, the issues in the case give rise to some important practical points for employers.

Background

The claimant, Mr Laws, worked for Game Retail as […]

By | January 7th, 2015 ||