Labor And Employment Law Projects Of The New German Government

“GroKo” is the new buzzword in German politics. It stands for “Große Koalition” or Grand Coalition, the new German government composed of the Christian Democrats and the left wing Social Democrats. In the general elections of September 2013, the previous government of Chancellor Merkel lost its majority in the German Federal Parliament (the Bundestag). The liberal party (“FDP”), which formed the previous government with Chancellor Merkel, suffered a tremendous defeat and is no longer […]

By | March 12th, 2014 ||

Ireland: Social Welfare And Pensions (No. 2) Act 2013

The Act provides for both a single insolvency priority order for underfunded schemes where the employer is solvent at the date of wind-up and a double insolvency priority order for underfunded schemes where the employer is insolvent at the date of wind-up.  It should be noted that for a scheme with a number of participating employers, all of the employers must be insolvent for the double insolvency priority order to apply.
Single insolvency priority order
The […]

By | March 3rd, 2014 ||

Canada: Can An Employee Consent To Sexual Harassment At Work?

A recent decision of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (2013 BCHRT 289) dealt with a complaint by Adele Kafer that she had been subjected to sexual harassment in her employment at Sleep Country Canada.

Ms. Kafer said that she was subjected to ongoing sexual harassment. For example, another employee, Arif, said “see you later bitch” to her in the presence of other employees. Arif also told her that he would only be able to […]

By | February 4th, 2014 ||