North America

Fundamental changes in the immigration policy on both sides of the Atlantic mean that globally mobile workers face uncertain times....

The Ontario Government has proposed legal changes to improve workers’ rights through Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017....

While much of the focus in the US at the moment is on President Trump’s own hiring and firing practices,...

Can employers have rules on personal relationships at work? Is it harassment for a worker to ask a colleague out...

The US Embassy has revised its advice to travellers after President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration led to confusion....

Hillary Clinton joined a round table discussion on gender pay equality, broadcast live on Personnel Today earlier today. An on-demand...

Do blue-collar and white-collar workers have to be paid at different intervals? Is it mandatory to pay Mexican employees a...

Anyone thinking that the UK’s upcoming grandparental leave is unnecessary meddling by law-makers should look beyond these shores at the...

Employers in Puerto Rico must take account of both US federal and Puerto Rico labour law. This dual legal system...

For HR professionals identifying viable non-US citizen candidates for hire in the US, investigating visa eligibility is mandatory prior to...

Facebook is to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the USA for its contractors and suppliers, among...

Given the huge disparities in the levels of maternity pay and annual leave, UK professionals could be forgiven for thinking...

With the UK’s general election looming large, Karen Baxter of UK law firm Lewis Silkin and Sal Simao of US...

The increasing use of e-cigarettes, which are not covered by the same legislation as tobacco products, means employers may have...