Coronavirus and the employer's right to lay-offs

Coronavirus and the employer's right to lay-offs

Lay-offs are a way of dealing with temporary reductions in work. The impact of the coronavirus in the workplace is currently significant. Employers have almost invariably reacted to the spread of the coronavirus by restricting travel, meetings and conferences....
Is the interest rate force majeure?

Is the interest rate force majeure?

Business leaders and owners are asking lawyers whether companies could invoke force majeure, an overriding obstacle that would relieve them of contractual obligations if the interest rate shock significantly interferes with their business. ”As a former...
Always make a written employment contract

Always make a written employment contract

We receive a lot of questions from both employers and employees about employment contracts. Employment law is one of the areas of law that most tangibly affects people. We have put together some basic facts about employment contracts below. ”The questions are...