Employee Ownership Index Companies Continue To Out-Perform Over The Long Term

Companies with significant employee ownership outperformed the FTSE All-Share in the first quarter of 2013, according to the UK Employee Ownership Index (EOI) published by law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP.  The share prices of companies’ in the EOI were up 13.7%, outperforming the FTSE All Share companies’ share prices which were up 9.3%.

The EOI is published by the Equity Incentives team at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP.  It monitors the share price performance of […]

By | June 20th, 2013 ||

United Arab Emirates: KSA: Changing The Face Of The Workforce

Throughout March and April 2013, the KSA Ministry of Labour launched a series of surprise labour inspections designed to root out unlawful working in the Kingdom. The scale of the irregularities discovered lead to the declaration of an amnesty which will expire on 3 July 2013. With less than one month to go before the amnesty expires, we examine the impact of the amnesty and the authorities’ long term plans regarding labour and employment […]

By | June 17th, 2013 ||

The Supreme Court Of Canada Rules On Random Drug And Alcohol Testing In The Workplace

On June 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in Irving Pulp & Paper Limited v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30, on the controversial issue surrounding random drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, overturning the New Brunswick Court of Appeal’s decision, and ruling that random testing is not justified in the workplace, even in inherently dangerous work environments.

At first instance, the union filed a grievance challenging the mandatory […]

By | June 17th, 2013 ||