This article provides a short overview of Norwegian employers’ obligations to their employees and rights to manage their business during the COVID-19 outbreak.
As the unprecedented and devastating financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis enters the consciousness of Canadian employers, many are implementing temporary layoffs or thinking about it.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Government of Canada has made changes to Employment Insurance (EI) Sickness Benefits and its Work-Sharing Program to assist eligible employers and employees.
Brazil declared a state of public disaster (Legislative Decree # 88/2020) on March 18, 2020, which will allow the government to spend beyond the annual budget to assist with health needs and to support employment.
The Ontario government intends to introduce legislation that, if passed, would immediately provide job-protected leave to employees in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19, or those who need to be away from work to care for children due to closures.
The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are designed to address some of the more common questions that employers with operations in France currently face.
On March 16, 2020, the Government of Canada announced that effective 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, only Canadian citizens, Canadian permanent residents, their close family members, diplomats and U.S. citizens will be permitted to enter Canada.
An increasing number of employers in the Netherlands are applying to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment for permits to reduce their working hours arising from the coronavirus (Covid-19) and the resulting government measures.
