Argentina's Winds Of Change May Reach Its Employment Discrimination Law

With the Catholic Cardinals’ election of their fellow Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Pope (Francis I), a spotlight has been cast in recent days upon his native Argentina.  The white smoke announcing the Cardinals’ decision had barely begun to dissipate, when news media outlets began publishing stories and articles not only lauding the “revolutionary” selection of the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope, but also profiling the new Pope’s relationship to his homeland, including […]

By | March 28th, 2013 ||

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 ||