From 8 to 11 November 2021 at the Namibia University of Science and Technology Hotel School was held the first National Apprenticeship Week, aiming to promote apprenticeship in Namibia and highlighting the significance that it can have for economy, society and business.
It includes a Communication, setting out the EU approach and measures on platform work, a proposal for a Directive and a Draft Guidelines on how EU competition applies to attempts by self-employed gig economy actors to bargain collectively.
A new workplace after the Covid-19 pandemic: what issues do new ways of working raise and how can employers address them?
Ius Laboris employment lawyers from all around the world prepared 40 questions and answers on eight main topics: Vaccination, Health & Safety, Working time, Expenses, Labour relations, Remote investigations, Working abroad and Ethical investments.
On 29 October 2021, the National Wages Council (NWC), a tripartite body made up by employer, employee and government representatives, developed its annual Guidelines on wages and employment-related issues for the period 1 December 2021 - 30 November 2022.
The NWC therefore also calls on all employers who have not done it yet to implement the Flexible Wage System (“FWS”).
Law no. 83/2021, published on 6 December 2021, introduces some changes to the remote work regime and sets a general duty on employers to refrain from contacting employees outside working hours.
On 10 December 2021, the Parliament passed the “Law to strengthen vaccination prevention against Covid-19".
By 15 March 2022, employees in clinics, nursing homes, outpatient care services and similar facilities must present proof of being vaccinated or convalescent.
It imposes specific cybersecurity requirements to large European-based companies, relating to incident response, supply chain security, encryption and vulnerability disclosure obligations, aiming to establish better cooperation and information sharing between EU Member States, and create a common European vulnerability database.
The second segment of the 109th Session of the ILO International Labour Conference took place from 25 November to 11 December 2021 (the first segment was held from 3 to 19 June, as we reported in our article). Two General Discussions, on inequalities and skills, were on the agenda.
ILO Constituents reiterated the need to develop new strategies to reduce inequalities and boost skills and life-long learning.
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