Turkey: Impact Of New Law On Trade Unions And Collective Bargaining Agreements

Although the New Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements Law No. 6356 (the “Law”) was strictly criticized, it was recently approved by President Abdullah Gül without any change. The Law was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 7 November 2012.

The Law will have significant effects on more than 10 million employees in their labour related rights. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide an overview of the significant changes […]

By | May 23rd, 2013 ||

Canada: Top 5 Public Holiday Questions

The May long weekend is before us. The weather is great, the LCBO averted a labour disruption, and I suspect that traffic may be worse than usual getting out of the city. In honour of the long weekend, I have set out below the top 5 questions I am asked about public holidays under the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”):
1. Do we have to provide our staff with the civic holiday (first Monday in August)?
Although many employers provide […]

By | May 20th, 2013 ||

China: Executive Summary of Modification of the Employment Contract Law

On December 28, 2012, the Decision regarding the Modification of Employment Contract Law (the “Decision”) was passed by the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress, which will be implemented from July 1, 2013. This modification is relating to the labor dispatch part in the Employment Contract Law, which clearly expresses the qualification of the dispatch service providers, the administrative license for dispatch service, the “equal pay for equal […]

By | May 18th, 2013 ||