Slovenia: New Employment Relationship Act

On 12 April 2013, Slovenia’s new Employment Relationship Act (Zakon o delovnih razmerjih; “ERA-1″) and the Act on the Amendments to the Labour Market Regulation Act (Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o urejanju trga dela;”ZUTD-A”) entered into force, introducing labour market reforms as a result of long-lasting negotiations among the country’s social partners. The reforms aim to establish (maintain) adequate protection of workers and their employment relationships by simultaneously implementing more effective and flexible […]

By | May 13th, 2013 ||

United States: Employment Non-Discrimination Act Introduced Again

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”) was introduced on April 25 as S-815.  A companion bill HR 1755 was introduced in the House.  The legislation prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Notwithstanding 39 Senate sponsors or co-sponsors, passage will be difficult.  Similar measures have been introduced in almost every Congress since 1994.  The legislation essentially covers the same universe of employers as does Title VII and defines discrimination in similar terms.  The […]

By | May 10th, 2013 ||

Australia: Hiring disabled employees in the suppported wage system

IN BRIEF
People often judge a book by its cover and this still applies when it comes to the judgments we make about each other. In light of the proposed anti discrimination legislation, this article outlines how the supported wage system assists with the employment of disabled persons.
WHAT IS THE SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM?
Industrial awards have specific provisions which provide that employees with a disability can receive wages on a sliding scale according to their ability to […]

By | May 10th, 2013 ||