May 17, 2016
In Colombia both the legislation and the case law, have understood the importance of respecting and promoting the free right to work for people who have any type of disability including physical or mental disabilities. In this regard, since the issuance of Law N° 361 of 1997, there have been advances in promoting different mechanisms…
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May 16, 2016
Introduction The use of robotics in existing IT delivery models is fast becoming a whole new sector within the IT services industry. Known as Robotic Process Automation or RPA, this new technology is being seen as the next wave of innovation and improvement across many existing IT service areas. This has come to recent prominence…
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May 9, 2016
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council has recently amended the regulations to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, which take effect on April 1, 2016. These amendments provide basic provisions to a mandatory anti-harassment policy, and clarify some of the protected categories in the Act. The following are a few highlights of these amendments.…
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April 18, 2016
Organisations run the risk of being found vicariously liable even if the person isn’t technically an employee, says Victoria Smithyman It is fair to say that almost all organisations or groups in the UK are aware of the liability risk posed by the actions of their employees. However, should this concern extend to those individuals…
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February 1, 2016
Introduction This paper discuses workers’ compensation in Uganda. It addresses the question of whether contracting out, outsourcing and casualization of labour enables employers escape liability for workers’ compensation. Its estimated that in Uganda on average 2,000 cases of work related accidents are reported annually mainly in the areas of construction, factories, security and transport and…
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