Poland: Newsletter Labour Law

I. Amendments to the labour law
1. Increase in the minimum salary
The minimum monthly gross salary was increased to PLN 1,600 (around EUR 400) as of date January 2013.

This development will also lead to increases in: the maximum statutory severance payment for dismissal for reasons not attributable to the employees (15 times the current minimum monthly salary); the bonus for working at night (20% of the hourly rate from the minimum monthly salary); the minimum […]

By | January 27th, 2013 ||

Hong Kong: LegCo To Discuss Paternity Leave Proposal

Legislating for paternity leave has remained a hot topic for debate in recent years. Following the implementation of a pilot scheme to give male civil servants 5 days of paternity leave, the Labour Advisory Board (LAB) has recently endorsed the Government’s proposal to give new fathers 3 days’ paternity leave.

A Proposal on Legislating for Paternity Leave will be tabled for discussion in the Legislative Council Panel on Manpower on Friday, 25 January 2013.

The proposed […]

By | January 20th, 2013 ||

Bermuda: How Firms Can Implement A Social Media Policy

Facebook, Twitter, e-mails, blogs, YouTube, Linked-In and Skype – words that we are all familiar with as they permeate our day-to-day lives.

Although most social media started out as a recreational concept, its growth and impact is unprecedented in the commercial realm as well. Many companies now use social media as an opportunity to market themselves in the public domain, while also sharing knowledge and information almost instantaneously.

Today, I will look briefly at how social […]

By | January 18th, 2013 ||