Labor & Employment Law

EU slams governments for not enacting growth laws – CBS News

BRUSSELS — The 27 member countries of the European Union have been slammed for not implementing laws designed to boost growth on … barriers that prevent workers from taking jobs and companies from offering services in other EU countries.

Cheaper labour should not be drawcard – CTU – radionz

not relaxed labour laws. Mr Conway says Australian and New Zealand companies should be competing as though it is a shared market, which would see an increase in jobs, and better wages. Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule expects Heinz and other … Continue reading

Speedier return to job urged for injured workers – Toledo Blade

COLUMBUS — Labor organizations and lawyers for injured workers cried … system with the aim of improving the pace of getting injured workers back on the job. Rep. Barbara Sears (R., Monclova Township), sponsor of two of the three bills … Continue reading

Labour broking should be regulated’ – Independent Online

LabourNet is the largest industrial relations and labour law consulting business in South Africa. Both the Basic Conditions of Employment Act Amendment Bill and the Labour Relations Act (LRA) Amendment Bill discourage the use of labour brokers. The LRA …

Labour broking should be regulated by independent body’ – Independent Online

LabourNet is the largest industrial relations and labour law consulting business in South Africa. Both the Basic Conditions of Employment Act Amendment Bill and the Labour Relations Act (LRA) Amendment Bill discourage the use of labour brokers. The LRA …

McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update: Pro-union poster back on hold (again) By Charlie Plumb – jdsupra.com

Pro-union poster back on hold (again) McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update -April 18, 2012 By Charlie Plumb Whether or not employers will be required to display a pro-union poster issued by the National Labor Relations Board has been … Continue reading

Equal Pay Apps: Knowledge To Fight The Wage Gap At Your Fingertips – Huffington Post

Since 1963, when the Equal Pay Act officially became law, the wage gap has been narrowed significantly … For minority women, forever stuck on “pink-collar” jobs, the picture looks even grimmer: African American and Latina women earn about 70 and … Continue reading

Littler Lands Benefits Litigation Attorney Daniel E. Wille in its Pittsburgh Office – PR Inside

PITTSBURGH, PA (April 17, 2012) – Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added Daniel E. Wille as a shareholder in its ERISA and Benefit Plan Litigation and Employee Benefits …

FEATURE-Strike law tests Moroccan govt reforms – Reuters

RABAT, April 18 (Reuters) – Morocco’s plans to introduce a law this year to regulate strikes … as engines of future economic growth and job creation. Noubir Amaoui, who heads the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT), the biggest union among …

Spain’s Wilting Economy Still Held in Franco’s Grip – Bloomberg

Remarkably, much of that legislation remains in effect today. Franco’s labor laws offered workers rock-solid job security and strong collective-bargaining rights. These were critical elements of welfare systems that were adopted by fascist …