Employment Law News

U.S. Companies in Canada: How to Survive the Employment Law Minefield

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:33:00 -0800

Companies Turn to Human Resource Outsourcing to Ease Growing PainsTORONTO, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - While opening an office in Canada is an exciting way to expand into new markets, companies unfamiliar ...

95% of Electro-Motive workers accept severance

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:49:42 -0800

About 95 per cent of the unionized workers at Electro-Motive Canada have ratified a closeout deal that will allow the shutdown of the U.S.-owned company's London, Ont., locomotive manufacturing plant.

South Korea amends employment law, overseas Filipino workers to benefit

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:37:49 -0800

MANILA -- South Korea has amended its foreign workers employment law, which will enable some 24,000 Filipino workers to return to the country three months after finishing their contracts. Dubbed the Employment Permit System (EPS), foreign workers who wish to return to Korea after finishing their contracts would...

Collective redundancy consultation period should be cut to 30 days for all employees, employers say

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:19:55 -0800

The Government should "press ahead" with proposals to cut the length of the consultation period before employers can make 100 or more redundancies, employers have said.

Electro-Motive Canada Plant Closure Agreement Ratified

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:17:00 -0800

LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Progress Rail Services Corporation (PRS) today announced that it has concluded an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union on terms of the orderly closure ...

Law School Rankings Too Powerful, Writers Say

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:45:43 -0800

Law schools need to take more responsibility instead of blaming others for their current woes.

Employers Hiring Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Workforce Focus of Pepperdine University Symposium

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0800

Hiring and assimilating returning military into Southern California’s civilian workforce presents unique challenges and opportunities for employers and veterans, particularly during a slow economic recovery.

Bill: Put all vets employment programs under VA

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:53:30 -0800

(Staff writer) A key lawmaker concerned about jobs for veterans proposes to strip all veterans’ employment and rehabilitation programs from the Labor Department and instead place them in the Veterans Affairs Department, where they might get more attention.

Risk of privatising youth employment services too high

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:01:47 -0800

The Green Party has called on the Government to abandon plans to privatise the Ministry of Social Development’s youth employment services, following the release of a Cabinet paper which reveals Treasury has significant concerns about the plan.

Bill limits damages for employment discrimination

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:53 -0800

If your employer discriminates against you, you may not be able to get as much money in damages in the future.