A Guide to Employment Law in Sweden by Baker & McKenzie

The relation between employers and their employees is highly regulated in Sweden. In addition to a number of laws affecting employment, many aspects of labour relations, such as salaries and terms of employment, are regulated by collective bargaining agreements (CBA) that are negotiated by and between trade unions and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. Therefore, an investigation into the employment law applicable to any particular area of industry and commerce would not be complete […]

By | June 7th, 2016 ||

United Kingdom: Are Emails Sent At Work Private?

In Garamukanwa v. Solent NHS Trust  [2015], the EAT has upheld a finding that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights was not engaged where an employer had used material during a disciplinary hearing that was found on the employee’s phone and provided to the employer by the police.
The facts
Mr Garamukanwa was employed by Solent NHS Trust (Solent) as a clinical manager. He formed a relationship with a staff nurse (Ms Maclean) […]

By | June 6th, 2016 ||

Australian Minimum Wages to increase by 2.4% from 1 July 2016

The Fair Work Commission’s Expert Wage Panel determined to increase the National Minimum Wage and Modern Award rates of pay by 2.4%. The new rates of pay will come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2016.

Specifically, from 1 July 2016 the National Minimum Wage will be $672.70 per week or $17.70 per hour. The rates of pay in all Modern Awards will also increase by 2.4% and […]

By | June 2nd, 2016 ||