Effective Workplace Investigations Introduction

Daniel Perkin’s article “Effective Workplace Investigations Introduction,” was featured in the May 11, 2014 issue of Law Week Colorado.

Despite strong workplace policies and diligent supervisors to enforce them, almost every employer eventually receives an employee complaint necessitating the commencement of a formal investigation, Dan wrote.

No two workplace investigations are ever exactly the same; therefore a one-size-fits-all approach could land the unwary company in legal hot water.

Regardless of the size of an investigation, proper planning […]

By | May 19th, 2014 ||

Canada: Order To Safeguard The Rights Of The Parties: A Cautionary Tale

On February 28, 2014, in Hydro-Québec v SSPHQ et al.,1 the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled on an employer’s right to recover employees’ premiums retroactively to the effective date of changes to a supplemental group life insurance plan.
Facts
The unionized employees of Hydro-Québec belonging to two unions are entitled to supplemental group life insurance (SGLI) coverage. This insurance is optional and the costs are borne equally by the supplemental group life insurance plan members (Plan Members) […]

By | May 16th, 2014 ||

Poland: High Time For Flextime

A less rigid approach to scheduling of working time offers win/win solutions for employers and employees

Amendments to Poland’s Labor Code that went into effect on August 23, 2013, introduced important changes in the rules for scheduling and calculating employees’ working time.

The amending act includes provisions designed to counter the effects of the economic crisis and allow businesses in Poland to operate more competitively. Lawmakers also sought to make it easier to create new jobs, […]

By | May 15th, 2014 ||