Yesterday (September 7, 2015), while most workers were celebrating Labor Day, President Obama signed an Executive Order mandating that private employers doing business with the federal government provide paid sick leave to those employees working under federal contracts. Under the Order, beginning January 1, 2017, all federal contractors and subcontractors must agree to grant each … Continue Reading
Reforms of the Spanish Companies Act (‘Ley de Sociedades de Capital’) which came into force at the end of 2014 introduced new regulations challenging the historical professional relationships of members of Boards of Directors. Now that we are in the middle of the Annual General Meeting season in Spain, perhaps it is time for a … Continue Reading
A draft Bill was filed by the Government with the Polish Parliament on 10 April. The Bill proposes changes to the Polish Labour Code and related laws, mainly as regards 1) fixed term contracts and their termination, and 2) for the first time, the introduction of the concept of garden leave into the Labour Code. … Continue Reading
