With the Delta variant putting residents and staff in long-term care homes at risk of contracting COVID-19, on October 1, 2021, Ontario announced certain mandatory vaccination and randomized testing requirements.
The European Directive for the protection of persons who report breaches of European Union law has a broader scope of application than the Dutch Whistleblowers Authority Act.
On September 26, 2021, the citizens of Germany elected a new Federal Parliament and thus decided how politics will be shaped during the next four years.
As workplaces reopen after COVID-19, many employers in the United Kingdom are considering whether to implement policies requiring employees to be fully vaccinated before returning to the workplace.
In a recent decision, an Ontario court stated that an employee’s efforts to mitigate his losses arising from the alleged constructive dismissal did not toll the limitation period and were irrelevant to when the limitation period began to run.
Ontario announced that effective September 25, 2021, capacity limits at certain venues where proof of vaccination is required would be “cautiously” increased.
Employers that want to rely on the app would do well to draw up a policy covering the measures for providing a safe workplace. If it is necessary to know who has been vaccinated, tested and/or who has recovered, the use of the app likely is justifiable.
