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Australia: Coalition Government begins to implement pre-election policies
Australia’s recently-elected Federal Coalition Government has begun implementing its pre-election policy relating to employment and workplace …
Spain: Simplification to collective consultation processes where multiple places of work involved
Amendments have been made to core aspects of the employment law reforms implemented in 2012 with regard to certain collective consultation processes. The …
Australia: complexity and risk for employers under the Fair Work Act’s bargaining regime continues
Summary Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to present our fourth volume of ‘Bargaining under the Fair Work Act’. The paper examines the most …
Australia: High Court decision clarifies industrial action payment rules in the Fair Work Act
Summary In Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union v Mammoet Australia Pty Ltd, the High Court of Australia has clarified that the prohibition …
France: Law to secure employment
A major new law ('Loi sur la sécurisation de l'emploi') was passed in June, following an agreement in January between representatives of employer …
Australia: Fair Work Amendment Act 2013 - Summary of Amendments
On 4 April 2013, Herbert Smith Freehills published a summary of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (Cth) (Bill), which proposed a number of changes to the …
Spain: Extension of the initial duration of collective bargaining agreements
Law 3/2012, enacted on 8 July 2012, amended article 86.3 of the Spanish Workers' Statute. According to that amendment, if one year elapses from the …
Australia: Grocon contempt application successful
On 24 May , Justice Cavanough of the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down judgment in the applications brought by Grocon against the …
France: Important changes to employment law
Last week the French Parliament adopted a major employment law which will have a significant impact on companies with a workforce in France. …
Australia: Leverage and the Collective Bargaining Equation
Collective bargaining is a central feature of employment regulation in Australia. Almost 20 percent of Australian workers are covered by collective …
UK: Union recognition: existence of "sweetheart" union recognised only for peripheral rights will not thwart application
The Central Arbitration Committee has ruled that an independent union's application for statutory recognition cannot be thwarted by the existence of a …
Australia: Bullying, flexible work and unions: Implications for employers regarding proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act
Industrial relations is gearing up to be a significant issue in the upcoming Federal election. The Federal Government has recently announced its …
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