International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook

• - Country-by-country guide to labour and employment laws worldwide
• - Quick access to any employment law requirement in a wide variety of jurisdictions
• - Covers full spectrum of employment law, from recordkeeping to collective bargaining

As more and more companies invest overseas, the need for readily available, accurate, and detailed knowledge of labour and employment laws in multiple jurisdictions becomes an essential resource for employers and their counsel.Now, this one-of-a-kind online publication provides exactly such a tool. This handbook is the pre-eminent, indispensable source of information on labour and employment laws worldwide. Each country chapter, written by a distinguished legal practitioner in that country, is based on a standard outline that allows users to compare the legal landscape and analyse solutions to employment problems in each jurisdiction.The following general categories, broken down in specific detail, are covered in each chapter:

• legal framework: employment law;
• contracts of employment;
• recruiting, interviewing, screening, and hiring employees;
• managing performance/conduct;
• termination of employees for performance or disciplinary reasons;
• layoffs, reductions in force, and/or redundancies as a result of job eliminations or other restructuring;
• labour and employment law ramifications upon acquisition or sale of a business;
• use of alternative workforces: independent contractors, contract employees, and temporary or leased workers;
• obligation to bargain collectively with trade unions: employees’ right to strike and a company’s right to continue business operations;
• working conditions: hours of work and payment of wages – by statute or collective agreements;
• other working conditions and benefits – by statute, collective agreements, or company policy;
• workers’ compensation;
• company’s obligation to provide a safe and healthy workplace;
• immigration, secondment, and foreign assignment;
• restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets and confidential information;
• protection of whistleblowing claims;
• prohibition of discrimination in the workplace;
• smoking in the workplace;
• use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace;
• AIDS, HIV, SARS, blood-borne pathogens;
• dress and grooming requirements;
• privacy, technology, and transfer of personal data;
• workplace investigations for complaints of discrimination, harassment, fraud, theft, and whistleblowing;
• affirmative action/non-discrimination requirements;
• resolution of labour, discrimination, and employment disputes: litigation, arbitration, mediation, and conciliation;
• employer recordkeeping, data protection, and employee access to personnel files and records; and
• required notices and postings.

For each category, the chapter provides detailed coverage of applicable laws, with the addition of such practical features as checklists of dos and don’ts; step-by-step compliance measures with mandatory standards and procedures and recordkeeping requirements; specific applicable fines and penalties; and much more. Thoroughly practical in orientation, the handbook is easy to understand for lawyers and non-lawyers alike and is sure to be greatly welcomed by business executives and human resources professionals as well as corporate counsel and business lawyers.

General Editors: Salvador Del Rey and Robert J. MigninAssociate 

Editor: Juan Bonilla

Manual Contents:

General Section
Jurisdictions

1. Argentina
2. Argentina
3. Australia
4. Belgium
5. Brazil
6. Canada
7. Chile
8. China
9. France
10. Germany
11. India
12. Ireland
13. Israel
14. Italy
15. Japan
16. Mexico
17. Netherlands
18. Poland
19. Russian Federation
20. Saudi Arabia
21. South Africa
22. South Korea
23. Spain
24. Turkey
25. United Arab Emirates
26. United Kingdom
27. United States of America
28. Australia
29. Belgium
30. Brazil
31. Canada
32. Chile
33. China
34. France
35. Germany
36. India
37. Ireland
38. Israel
39. Italy
40. Japan
41. Mexico
42. Netherlands
43. Poland
44. Russian Federation
45. Saudi Arabia
46. South Africa
47. South Korea
48. Spain
49. Turkey
50. United Arab Emirates
51. United Kingdom
52. United States of America

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