Australia: Injuries In The Course Of Employment – High Court Clarifies Issues

In a decision that has significant implications for employer liability under workers compensation legislation, the High Court ruled on 30 October 2013 in the case of Comcare v PVYW that an employee’s injury sustained whilst having sex in a motel during a work trip did not occur “in the course of” her employment. This meant that the employer’s insurer, Comcare, was not liable to pay workers compensation to the injured employee.

The decision clarifies the […]

By | November 18th, 2013 ||

New California Employment Laws For 2014

We’ve written about many of the new employment laws that take effect in California in 2014. But as the year winds down, here’s a handy-dandy list of the most significant ones (with links to our earlier entries).

Expanding paid family leave rights – Like State Disability Insurance, Paid Family Leave is paid for with deductions from employees’ paychecks. When enacted, the law provided up to six weeks of wage replacement benefits to workers who took time off […]

By | November 16th, 2013 ||

United Kingdom: Employment Update – November 2013

Case Update
Age discrimination and justification
Two recent cases have focused on the issue of objective justification in the context of age discrimination. In Dansk Jurist-og Okonomforbund v Indenrigs-og Sundhedsministeriet the ECJ had to assess whether a Danish pay protection scheme, which excluded those over the age of 65, could be objectively justified.

The Danish civil service operated a scheme whereby those made redundant were entitled to continue receiving their salary for three years after their redundancy. […]

By | November 14th, 2013 ||