European Works Council Directive Implemented In Luxembourg

European Works Council Directive 2009/38/EC implemented in Luxembourg: rights of workers to information and consultation within transnational companies strenghtened. The law of 26 December 20121, applicable as of 3 January, 2013, transposed Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (“Directive […]

By | March 15th, 2013 ||

New Zealand: New health and safety regime for petroleum sector

Significant changes to the health and safety regime for the petroleum and minerals sector will be introduced through amendments to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and new petroleum regulations.

The Select Committee will report back on the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill (CMPC Bill) on 19 March 2013. The Health and Safety in Employment Act (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations (HSE (PEE)) come into effect in June 2013.

Although the legislation is still to […]

By | March 15th, 2013 ||

Australia: From Holyoake to broke: duties of loyalty and fidelity to an employer

Pay attention to this case if you’re employed and plan to set up a business to compete with your employer. Even without a restraint of trade clause in the employment agreement you could still come unstuck.
What happened
Holyoake is a company which supplies air-conditioning equipment. Variflow was a competitor.

The managing director and two officers of Holyoake decided to buy Variflow’s business with the aim of running it separately from Holyoake. They paid the deposit and […]

By | March 9th, 2013 ||