Newsletter agosto, 2020

Denmark: change in legislation makes the job sharing scheme more flexible

Canada: Enhanced labour inspection and financial support for employers in the agricultural sector

Employers of temporary foreign workers in Canada are required to comply with the Quarantine Act and respect the mandatory 14-day quarantine period upon entry in Canada
The quarantine period must be paid to employees. However, the government announced a financial support to employers up to CAD $1,500 per temporary foreign worker to cover employee pay during the mandatory quarantine period and other associated costs
The government enhanced labour inspection for employers in agriculture

In July 2020, the amended Labour Hire Licensing Act entered into force in South Australia.
The amendments narrow the licensing needs for staffing (labour hire) companies to specific sectors and businesses.

The joint statement focused on topics such as freedom of association and collective bargaining, social dialogue, occupational health and safety, social responsible practices and the stability of payments.

The Algerian government established a national commission to discuss the Covid-19 impact
The dialogue is considered as a pre-condition to Covid-19 recovery
Employers put forward several proposals for recovery

The social partners agreed for the Commerce and Services sector a nominal increase of wages of 3% as of 1 January 2021, with one additional point for the lowest salaries.

Eurofound recently published a policy brief on “How does employees’ involvement in decision-making benefit organisations?”.
The higher is the employees’ involvement the best companies are benefited.

Covid-19 crisis stranded seafarers and deteriorated safety in the maritime sector.
The joint statement acknowledged the need to change crew despite the travel restrictions and indicated ways to overcome this problem.
To date the situation has not improved.