Employment Relations Amendment Act in force tomorrowMarie WiskerGeoff Carter
Flexible working: On 6 April 2024, the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023[xxv] and the Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023[xxvi] brought in a number of changes to the statutory flexible working regime: The right to request flexible working is now a “day one” right...
The recent EAT decision inHaycocks v ADP RPOconsiders the relevance of "workforce consultation" even where there is not a statutory requirement for collective consultation Good industrial relations practice will vary depending on the type of employment, workforce and specific circumstances giving ris...
On 8 June 2023 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Fifth Alteration, No. 37) Act 2023 (“Amendment Act”). The Amendment Act raised the retirement age of judges of the State High Courts, Federal High Court, National Industrial...
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (the “NDPA”). Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022; decisions of the Nigerian courts – case laws; and international conventions, treaties and protocols relating to labour, employment, workplace, industrial relations or matters connected therewith ...
The National Labor Relations Act does not permit a union, over the objections of dues-paying non-member employees, to expend funds collected from them on activities unrelated to collective bargaining activities. Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust(1988) ...
On 17 August 2015, the Employment (Amendment) Act 2015 was passed by Parliament (and gazetted on 21 August 2015), introducing several noteworthy amendments to the Employment Act (Cap 91) of Singapore ("Employment Act").
Wage Payment and Collection Act Amendment Amendments to the Wage Payment and Collection Act change employers’ recordkeeping obligations. Employers will soon be required to retain copies of pay stubs for a minimum of three years after the date of payment, regardless of whether an employee’s emplo...
TheWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Billseeks to increase protections against sexual harassment for workers. If implemented, employers would have a specific legal obligation to take all reasonable steps to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace. Previously there was no positive ...
On 2 December 2024, a new The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024 was made providing for the 25% uplift to apply to protective awards for failure to collectively consult on collective redundancies from 20 January 2025. As transitional...