The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 to amend the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 (MB Act) was passed in the Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2016. Subject to approval by the Lok Sabha and Presidential assent, the MB Bill is all set to be a statute on and from the date that it is notified in the Official Gazette. Post the recently concluded monsoon session of the Parliament, the MB Bill is now expected to […]
Without fanfare, the City of Philadelphia has enacted an ordinance that prohibits many employers from obtaining or using credit-related information regarding employees and job applicants.
For most employers, it is now an unlawful discriminatory practice to procure, to seek a person’s cooperation or consent to procure, or to use credit information regarding an employee or applicant in connection with hiring, discharge, tenure, promotion, discipline or consideration of any other term, condition or privilege of employment […]
Unfortunately, we are often consulted by employers that entirely misunderstand the nature of the employment relationship and assume that they have the right to do almost anything they want without repercussion. In many cases, they act accordingly, and expose themselves to substantial liability.
While every employer is entitled to run their business, and to make appropriate managerial decisions, myrecent Canadian HR Law blog post warns that it is critical that they remember that the employment […]