An international guide to employment law across 28 countries

This 140 page guide (updated in 2017) covers much of Europe, the Middle East/North Africa, APAC, and the Americas.  There are a few pages on every country and within each …

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South Korea court says Uber violated transport law, latest setback for US firm

This article discusses the ruling that Uber service violated Korean transport laws. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/26/uber-south-korea-law-court.html  

OECD Case: Society for Threatened Peoples vs. Credit Suisse

NCPs involved: Switzerland NCP (lead), United States NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: United States DATE: 24 April 2017 STATUS: Pending ISSUES: The complaint alleges that Credit Suisse has breached both its …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding lawful employer’s lock-out (Case Number: 2013Da101425)

This is a court decision regarding employer’s lock-out requirements and the criteria for the continuance of lock-out to be legitimate, and employer’s duty of wage payment during the lock-out period …

Australia: Balemian v Mobilia Manufacturing Pty Ltd & Anor [2017] FCCA 743 

The Employee worked for over 21 years without any type of agreement.  The Employer refused to give the Employee the accrued leave because the Employer said the Employee was an …

New Zealand: Gender Trouble in the Human Rights Act 1993

This article discussed the difference between the categories of “gender” and “sex”. Under the Human Rights Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination which notably include sex but not gender. The …

Australia: Chalker v Murrays Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAD 112

The Applicant alleged that the prospective employer violated anti-discrimination laws by not employing him due to his mental illness.  The prospective employer argued that the reason of not offering Applicant …

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOM & ORS v. COMPTROLLER ABDULLAHI B. GUSAU

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOM

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Causes, consequences, and policy responses to the migration of health workers: key findings from India

This study examines the international migration of skilled healthcare professionals and how measures can be taken to reduce the negative impact of this migration. The four-country study included South Africa, …

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U.S. Workers Need Not Apply: Challenging Low-Wage Guest Worker Programs

Stanford Law & Policy Review, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2017  Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-44 The article argues that guestworker programs are harmful to all workers because …

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