Littler International Employment Law Podcast

Littler International Employment Law
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Conversations for the multinational employer on issues impacting their global business. The purpose of Littler's podcasts is to provide helpful information for employers, addressing the latest developments in labor and employment relations. They are not a substitute for experienced legal counsel and do not provide legal advice or attempt to address the numerous factual issues that arise in any employment-related issue.

  1. 119 - Wage Transparency and Pay Equity Issues in Asia

    10/02/2024

    119 - Wage Transparency and Pay Equity Issues in Asia

    Littler's Trent Sutton and Thelma Akpan explore key reasons why employers in the APAC region should begin to think about pay equity and wage transparency or prepare to implement their own wage transparency initiatives.

    8 min
  2. 118 - Three Things to Consider when Dismissing Employees in Asia

    05/22/2024

    118 - Three Things to Consider when Dismissing Employees in Asia

    This podcast discusses the critical considerations when evaluating whether and how to terminate employees in Asia. Trent Sutton (U.S. qualified lawyer), Soowon Hong (Korean qualified lawyer) and Shiau Sang Tee (Hong Kong and Malaysia qualified lawyer), members of Littler’s APAC Regional Office based in Singapore, set out the general three approaches to terminations across Asia. They explore what grounds are generally defensible (or not) and the variation in the usage of negotiated exits.

    13 min
  3. 117 - Employment Contracts in the Americas

    03/31/2023

    117 - Employment Contracts in the Americas

    Littler Shareholders Courtney Wilson and Juan Carlos Varela discuss the practical implications of employment contracts in the Americas and their interaction with non-compete agreements and confidentiality clauses. In this podcast, Courtney gives the audience a summary of the common misconceptions employers have when structuring their employment agreements. Juan Carlos and Courtney then offer practical recommendations.

    21 min
  4. 116 - Return to Work: Challenges and Practical Recommendations

    02/28/2023

    116 - Return to Work: Challenges and Practical Recommendations

    In this How to Do Business in the Americas podcast series installment, Shareholder Juan Carlos Varela and Rodrigo Tajonar, Chief People Officer of the Boston Globe Media, discuss how organizations are dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic in the workplace.

    17 min
  5. 115 - 2023 Outlook of the Americas – Prepare Your Workforce for a Year of Challenges

    02/01/2023

    115 - 2023 Outlook of the Americas – Prepare Your Workforce for a Year of Challenges

    In this "How to Do Business in the Americas" podcast series installment, Littler attorneys Lori Brown, Jorge Sales Boyoli and Juan Carlos Varela discuss relevant labor and employment issues employers will face in the Americas in 2023. Topics include managing “wandering workers,” making staffing decisions in this period of economic uncertainty, and addressing the impact of labor law reform and union activism in multiple countries, among other issues multinational employers can anticipate at this post-pandemic stage.

    18 min
  6. 114 - The Works Council Under Dutch Law

    09/04/2022

    114 - The Works Council Under Dutch Law

    In this episode, Jasper Hoffstedde and Dennis Veldhuizen shed light on the works council’s purpose and added value in the decision-making process. For U.S.-based listeners, Dennis’ quick side-by-side comparison of union vs works council rights may be of interest. Furthermore, all of the basics are explained: when and how to set up a works council, when to actually involve the works council, and who should serve as point of contact to the works council? What is a works council? A works council is an independent participation and co-determination body within the employer’s organization, meant to keep both the employer’s and employees’ interests in check. Companies that generally employ 50 people or more are obliged to install a works council. At the same time, many companies do not comply with this obligation out of a perceived fear of losing the ability to make swift business decisions. As discussed here, the opposite is mostly true, and, more importantly, failing to set up a works council where there is a legal obligation to do so may have even further-reaching consequences in frustrating the decision-making process.

    15 min
  7. 113 - The Termination Clause in Dutch Employment Agreements Explained

    08/02/2022

    113 - The Termination Clause in Dutch Employment Agreements Explained

    Jasper Hoffstedde and Fleur van Lieshout of Littler’s Amsterdam office discuss the termination clause in Dutch employment agreements. The termination clause seems an easy and straightforward clause; you simply invoke the clause and terminate employment, right? For the employee that is indeed in the case, but the employer has another hoop to jump through if the employee doesn’t want to agree to termination. He then has the obligation to substantiate the reason for termination, the so-called valid ground.

    11 min
  8. 112 - Dutch Non-Compete Clauses Explained

    07/14/2022

    112 - Dutch Non-Compete Clauses Explained

    Jasper Hoffstedde and Eric van Dam of Littler’s Amsterdam office discuss non-compete clauses in Dutch employment agreements. A non-compete clause may be agreed upon in writing in indefinite-term employment agreements with a person of age (18+). For fixed-term employment agreements, additional conditions apply. Such conditions are strict, which more often than not lead to invalidity or voidability of the clause. Do you want to ascertain whether you agreed to a reasonable and – more importantly – enforceable non-compete clause, and know how the court balances both parties’ interests in case of a breach? Does the difference between a non-compete and the business relations clause under Dutch law still boggle your mind? In this podcast, Eric gives a crash course on non-competes, discusses case law, and provides key takeaways.

    20 min
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Conversations for the multinational employer on issues impacting their global business. The purpose of Littler's podcasts is to provide helpful information for employers, addressing the latest developments in labor and employment relations. They are not a substitute for experienced legal counsel and do not provide legal advice or attempt to address the numerous factual issues that arise in any employment-related issue.

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