In Employment Matters, the Arthur Cox Employment Law Group Newsletter, we look at a range of issues across our practice area and some recent and prospective developments in law. We had hoped the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011 would by now be signed into law but it still has to be passed by the Seanad. The next edition of our Newsletter will contain a full analysis of the new legislation, and we […]
Emiri Decree No.(80) of 2011 (Decree) was published in the Official Gazette on 15 January 2012 and with its publication the majority of employees in Qatar were granted a new public holiday, however this particular public holiday is a public holiday with a difference; it is in fact a National Sports Day. The Decree provides that Ministries, Government Departments, public sector institutions as well as other organisations, including those in the private sector, shall […]
I INTRODUCTION
Labour relationships in Argentina are governed by the Argentine Constitution, international treaties and conventions and, in most cases, by the Labour Contract Law No. 20,744 (‘LCL’).
The Argentine Constitution contains the overriding principles governing labour relationships. The basic principles in the Argentine Constitution include freedom of employment; the right to work in a dignified and equal manner; to earn appropriate wages that cannot fall below a minimum declared by law; to be entitled to […]