Employment Matters

In this episode, we discuss two recent legislative updates in Mississippi, including a bill banning workplace vaccine mandates for public employers, as well as the state's first Equal Pay Act. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Read Robin's article on the bill banning workplace vaccine mandates for public employers here . Re...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Germany. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Daniel Hund ( ADVANT Beiten / Germany) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the show Register on the ELA we...

In this episode, we provide updates on HR Policies in the Baltic States and share important insights about these policies that will be helpful to employers in these jurisdictions. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speakers: Hanna Pahk ( Ellex Raidla / Estonia), Rimantas Stanevičius ( Ellex V...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Peru, Paraguay & Uruguay. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Eusebio López ( Vouga Abogados / Paraguay) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the sh...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Peru, Paraguay & Uruguay. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Enrique Radmilovich & Rafael Sanguinetti ( Hughes & Hughes / Uruguay) Visit the ELA webs...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Peru, Paraguay & Uruguay. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Iván Blume ( Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano / Peru) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support...

In this episode, we discuss what employers outside of Switzerland need to consider when hiring remote workers inside Switzerland. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speaker: Thomas Kälin ( MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd / Switzerland) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support...

In this episode, we discuss the current lockdowns in China, and what employers' obligations towards their employees are during this time. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Click here to view JunHe's webinar on this topic. Host: Raymond Low ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Jeffrey Wilson ( JunHe / China...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Florida, Washington & Hawaii. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Trisha Gibo ( ES&A / Hawaii) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Florida, Washington & Hawaii. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Susan Stahlfeld ( Miller Nash / Washington ) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law ....

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Florida, Washington & Hawaii. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Sarah Reiner ( GrayRobinson, P.A. / Northern & Central Florida) Visit the ELA we...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Taiwan, Thailand & Australia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Michael Nicolazzo ( Maddocks / Australia) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Taiwan, Thailand & Australia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Sophon Pathumratworakun ( Price Sanond / Thailand) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Su...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Taiwan, Thailand & Australia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speakers: Angela Wu & Lilian Hsu ( Lee, Tsai & Partners / Taiwan) Visit the ELA website at ww...

In this episode, we discuss the minimum age of employment in Sri Lanka, retirement age, "detached workers" under the Employees Provident Fund Act, and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Raymond Low ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: John Wilson ( John Wilson Partners  / Sri Lanka) Visit the EL...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Greece. Moderator: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Kelly Papadaki ( Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm / Greece) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the show Register on the ELA website...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moderator: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Sara Khoja ( Clyde & Co / Saudi Arabia) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the show Register on the ELA we...

Employment Matters is launching a new recurring podcast series on mental health in the workplace.  Presenters will include ELA lawyers and workplace mental health specialists.  On our premiere episode, Dr. Jay Sandys and Lauren Russell focus on the US market and how the pandemic has created a greater sensitivity to mental health and wellness of employees. Unlike our regular podcasts, for this seri...

Germany's new federal government has summarized its various plans for the next legislative period in a comprehensive coalition agreement. In this episode, we discuss what major new regulations can be expected, including the new minimum wage, home office obligations, and fixed-term employment. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Ho...

In our new Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Bulgaria. Moderator: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Vesela Kabatliyska ( Dinova Rusev & Partners  / Bulgaria)   Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the show Register on the E...

Belgium recently announced a new labour deal aimed at providing more flexibility for employees and employers as well, and ensuring more people have access to a workable job so they can participate in the labour market.  In this episode, we provide insights about this new agreement, some recent developments since it was reached a few weeks ago, and considerations on the future of labour and employm...

As our world continues to become more and more digitized, issues and concerns over privacy and protection continue to become elevated as well.  Protecting individuals and their personal data has become a priority for many countries.  In this episode, we provide updates on the current effects and results of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, as well as insights on the progress and challen...

In our new Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Slovenia. Moderator: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Ana Čeh ( Ulcar & Partnerji LLC / Slovenia) Visit the ELA website at www.ela.law . Support the show Register on the ELA website here...

In this episode, we discuss the contract negotiations between Major League Baseball and the Players Association, the collective bargaining process, and offer insight into what employers in general can learn from the MLB negotiations. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Tara Stingley ( Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather...

In this episode, we discuss how non-competition restrictions impact employment relationships in the Baltic states. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speakers: Hanna Pahk ( Ellex Raidla / Estonia), Rimantas Stanevičius ( Ellex Valiunas / Lithuania) & Iveta Ceple ( Ellex Klavins / Latvia)...