From 6 to 8 September 2021, the World Employment Conference held its first online event with more than 300 participants from all over the world.
More than 70 speakers spoke on the developments transforming labour markets and covered topics such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, career guidance, hybrid workplaces, skilling or diversity and inclusion.
Employers Confederation of Philippines (ECOP)’s 42nd National Conference of Employers, launches “REFORM. REBOUND. RECOVER: ONE MILLION JOBS FOR 2021” (1MJ Project).
ECOP partnered with key government agencies and business and employer groups to implement this project.
Aside from creating new jobs, the private sector has vowed to help the government in the vaccination program by inoculating its own employees.
On 15 July 2021, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that the provision on the application of the minimum wages of the country in which the work is habitually carried out cannot be waived, regardless of the existence of a transnational posting.
The decision delimits the perimeter within which the parties to an employment contract can freely choose the law to be applied.
On 19 August 2021, the European Court of Human Rights received a request for interim measures from 672 members of the French fire service to suspend the requirement to be vaccinated as set out in section 12 of the French Law of 5 August 2021.
On 24 August 2021, the Court rejected the requests.
In the same way, on 7 September 2021, the Court refused requests for interim measures submitted in two applications lodged against Greece concerning the compulsory vaccination of health-sector professionals against Covid-19.
On 28 June 2021, the Labour Court of Appeal in Antwerp ruled that a candidate who was discriminated against on the grounds of both her disability and pregnancy during the recruitment process was entitled to two cumulative compensation awards.
The decision stated for the first time that the violation of several criteria may give rise to multiple compensation awards.
On 2 September 2021, Australian Parliament approved the Bill, introducing changes to the Fair Work Act (FW Act), the Sex Discrimination Act (SD Act) and the Australian Human Rights Commission Act, which seeks to give effect to some of the key recommendations of the landmark Respect@Work Report in relation to workplace sexual harassment.
The Bill expands the scope of existing sexual harassment prohibitions in Australia, promotes clarity for employers and workers and reduces procedural barriers for sexual harassment complaints.
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