Employment

The ruling issued by the European Court of Human Rights (Barbulescu versus Romania) puts an end to the lawsuit brought against an employee's dismissal because he had used (for his personal correspondence) a Yahoo Messenger account that his employer had instructed him to open to reply to customer requests.

The Kyiv office of Baker & McKenzie's Employment and Migration practice reviews the most recent opinions of the Supreme Court of Ukraine and other court practice related to staff redundancy

Recently, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 544 "On Approval of the Plan to Introduce and Enforce Martial Law in Ukraine or in its Certain Territories". What effect does the introduction of martial law have on employers in Ukraine?

Following Labor Dispute (B-S) 11761-03-15 Livnat Hazan versus the Mizpe Ramon Local Council (July 5, 2015) ("the Hazan Case"), Request for Permission to Appeal...

Some cases have recently emerged in Spain in connection with certain doctrine set up by the Criminal Division of Spanish Supreme Court in its...

Most employers are familiar with the prohibitions against discrimination that exist in human rights legislation throughout Canada.  At the centre of the legislative web...

Monitoring the use of company-issued technology is controversial.  For some, the notion of monitoring employees’ use computers, smartphones, and emails is inconsistent with personal...

Baker & McKenzie just published its new edition of "Doing Business in China". The guide provides an introduction to selected aspects relating to investment and...

On 14 November 2014 the General Meeting of the Civil Chamber of the Bulgarian Court of Cassation issued Interpretative Decision No 8 to provide...

It is no secret that social media platforms are changing the way we communicate, the way we inform ourselves, and the way we do...