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Donna is extremely experienced in this area, having helped prepare social media policies and
employment contracts for a number of leading companies in the UK, many of whom have a large following online.
The primary focus of Phil's work is wrongful dismissal litigation (including constructive dismissals and dismissals for cause), disputes involving attempts to enforce non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, human rights in the workplace, and reviewing and interpreting
employment contracts for all levels of employees, including senior executives.
Many in the employer community were surprised by three recent cases (here, here and here) in which the Ontario courts struck down termination clauses in
employment contracts for the failure to specifically reference the continuation of benefits through the statutory notice period under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the «ESA «-RRB-.
Homburger represents its clients before Swiss courts and arbitration tribunals in employment - related matters and advises on all employment law issues, in particular on:
employment contracts for executives, including compensation packages, non-compete covenants and «golden parachutes»; standard employment contracts and customised employment concepts (contracts, regulations, employee handbooks); employee participation plans and variable compensation schemes (e.g., long - term incentive schemes, management participation on acquisitions, stock option plans, bonus and gratification schemes); transfer of business units and outsourcing; business restructuring (staff reduction, collective dismissals), contract and gardening leave; data protection; and posting of employees and work permit applications.
They're pretty common in
employment contracts for software development and some creative positions.
In Canada, it has been established since at least 1936 that
employment contracts for an indefinite period require the employer, absent express contractual language to the contrary, to give reasonable notice of an intention to terminate the contract if the dismissal is without cause...
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employment contracts for farm workers in South Africa.
D. Out of this appropriation, $ 138,500 the first year and $ 138,500 the second year from the general fund shall be used to provide performance evaluation training to teachers, principals, division superintendents, and other affected school division personnel in support of the transition from continuing employment contracts to annual
employment contracts for teachers and principals.
«Probationary contract» means
an employment contract for a period of 1 school year awarded to instructional personnel upon initial employment in a school district.
«Annual contract» means
an employment contract for a period of no longer than 1 school year which the district school board may choose to award or not award without cause.
The first time you review
an employment contract for someone, it will probably take you a couple of days and several phone calls to attorneys who actually know what they are talking about and who are generous with their time.
At a recent trial in British Columbia, the company defended the case by arguing that Wernike's original
employment contract for the controller's position applied when he was terminated from a more senior role almost 12 years later.
Under state laws, it is illegal for an employer to fire an employee or terminate
their employment contract for the following reasons:
March 2000 - Bench Trial (5 days) Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Joseph R. Kalin) Case: Breach of Written
Employment Contract for Chief Financial Officer Role: Lead Trial Attorney Verdict: Plaintiff (fraud claims and individuals dismissed before trial)
Not exact matches
Figures also show that in 2009, 1.8 million Canadians worked in some type of temporary job, which accounted
for 12.5 per cent of paid
employment, with
contract positions accounting
for just over one - half of temporary jobs and professionals making up a large proportion of
contract employees.
«The successful candidate will have prior experience as GC or deputy GC of a multi-billion dollar public company responsible
for all legal matters (including corporate & other regulatory matters, board governance, legal aspects of M&A, legal aspects of commercial
contracts, litigation & dispute resolution, privacy,
employment contracts, global public policy, etc.).»
Connecting people through technology, rather than
employment contracts or local proximity, is an inevitable step that will create plenty of opportunities
for modern careers.»
I think that as the war
for talent intensifies here in the U.S. in the coming years due to demographics and market forces, you might need to rely on
employment contracts to help attract and retain top talent.
If you are a senior executive — or if you're hiring one
for your growing business — you're likely going to need to craft an
employment contract that helps protect both the employee and the company in case the relationship doesn't work out in the end.
This includes:
contracting with a fulfillment company to stock and ship all your customer orders; hiring an online marketing company to manage and run your pay - per - click ad campaigns
for you; turning over your payroll to a professional
employment agency; etc..
If such terminology does appear in a severance
contract, ask that wording being included that stipulates you will be compensated
for any services you provide following your
employment outside of participation in a legal proceeding.
Hefty influencer
contracts, product endorsement opportunities, peer and brand recognition, and ultimately maybe even «real»
employment quickly follows and all is well throughout the land
for the new media maestros.
To ease a prospective employer's concern about your fit
for a job that differs from your past experience, Shand suggests offering to structure an
employment contract with built - in pay -
for - performance metrics.
Jack Lew was appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury last year and, the Journal item noted, «The terms of Mr. Lew's original
employment contract with Citigroup included a bonus guarantee if he left the bank
for a high level position with the United States government or regulatory body.»
EMPLOYMENT National has won
contracts to provide Work
For The Dole in WA, South Australia and Tasmania.
The remaining amount, about $ 60 million, was
for the main insolvency and forensics business with much of that amount effectively offset by liabilities including an ANZ loan worth about $ 20 million, landlord leasing
contracts,
employment entitlements and other ongoing liabilities.
That was the case
for her time at Uber, which had a clause in her
employment contract that prevented her from going public with what had happened.
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For employees it is a way to persuade current executives into getting pay raises in a way that hits the bonuses current executives, who are signing their
employment contract, less than the bonuses of future executives and shareholders, who will have to pay those raises; hoping that future executives and shareholders will not renege on the promises of deferred compensation by previous ones.
You have certain types of income (such as business or farm self -
employment income; unreported tips; dividends on insurance policies that exceed the total of all net premiums you paid
for the
contract; or income received as a partner, a shareholder in an S corporation, or a beneficiary of an estate or trust)
Earlier this week, a journalist with Sohu IT broke the news that Sina had started preparing
for a 2014 IPO, transferring
employment contracts of Weibo staff who used to work at Sina's news portal, the wireless service division or Sina's music service division (has been merged into Weibo) to the company that operates Weibo.
You have a
contract for an
employment period of at least 8 months and you work an average of 30 hours per week during that period, and
Investigatory material compiled solely
for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications
for Federal civilian
employment, military service, Federal
contracts, or access to classified information, but only to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
Of course, renters also have the freedom of shorter
contracts (
for example, a one - year lease versus a 30 - year mortgage), allowing them to be mobile regarding
employment, but not protecting them from rising rental rates.
Clinton said in a speech in Toledo, Ohio, Monday that she would push to eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses from financial products and other consumer and
employment contracts, such as those
for student loans.
Employee (Part / Full time)-- An individual who works
for a business under an
employment contract (as opposed to a non-permanent labor
contract — see Contractor).
Travancore postal carriers passed through it daily.19 Large
contracts for timber introduced wages,
employment.
«I have been working
for the company
for 5 years now, and have not [got] an
employment contract... I get fortnightly payslips where my hours, hourly rate and holiday pay is shown.
I am extremely unhappy that there is no
contract for my
employment, as I am constantly afraid to be fired, as this has happened on many occasions with my other co-workers.
Bafflingly, the department said it ignored the bidders» previous record in providing assessments
for employment support allowance when deciding whom to award
contracts to.
The first lie in this press release is that under my
contract of
employment with the Government, the President could not dismiss me
for misconduct.
Provisions
for «youth
contracts» should be made, allowing firms to take on under - 25s without adhering to
employment regulations that currently price them out of the market, such as the national minimum wage.
So you might be surprised to hear that Remploy factories provided highly skilled
employment and services as diverse as making packaging
for popular brands of sweets through to fulfilling the
contract to manage the collection, refurbishing, re-cycling or resale of IT equipment
for the Department of Work and Pensions.
Mascia and others say the first priority
for the new board majority to deal with is the status of Executive Director Dawn Sanders Garrett and her long - expired
employment contract and Assistant Executive Director Modesto Candelario.
Instead of being
contracted for three years with a monthly stipend of GH cents 700, they are demanding financial clearance will pave way
for their permanent
employment.
In the scandal that hit the now Youth
Employment Agency (YEA), some companies including Zoomlion Ghana Limited, RLG, Asongtaba Cottage Industry Limited and Better Ghana Management Services Limited, among others were
contracted to render services under various modules
for the GYEEDA programme.
Article 15 - A, signed into law in July 1988, approved the creation of an Office — now Division — of Minority and Women's Business Development to encourage
employment and business opportunities on state
contracts for minorities and women.
Further ordered that upon receipt of such certification, the County
contracting Department forward such certification to the County Division of Equal
Employment Opportunity
for review; and it is,
Article 15 - A of New York State Executive Law, § § 310 - 318 (Participation by Minority Group Members and Women with Respect to State
Contracts), was enacted July 19, 1988 and amended in 2011 to promote economic opportunities and equality of
employment for minority group members and women in State
contracting activities.
«In
employment, the Equality Act fails to protect the rights of employees working
for religious organisations, even those organisations working under public
contract.