In brief
Baker McKenzie’s Global Employment & Compensation Group presents the 2021-2022 edition of The Global Employer Termination Handbook.
Key takeaways
As businesses react to heightened economic uncertainty and seek to future-proof their organizations in the wake of pandemic disruption, many are seeking to reduce labor costs amid cost-cutting pressures. Global employers must understand limitations under local laws, explore ways to mitigate risks, and be mindful of practical business issues as they seek to implement reductions to their workforces. Navigating complex employee selection procedures, planning for notification and consultation requirements, and anticipating severance and other benefit issues are vital steps in the process when implementing these difficult decisions.
This complimentary handbook provides employers and human resources professionals with a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of termination labor law in 34 countries. It covers termination by both employer and employee, notice entitlements, important details relating to protected employees, mandatory severance, collective redundancy situations and claims.
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Author
George Avraam
George practices trial and appellate litigation. He has been lead counsel before various administrative tribunals and the courts throughout the country, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He represents defendants in high-profile and reputation threatening cases, such as large-stakes labour litigation, fraud and trade secrets litigation, partnership disputes, multimillion dollar employment class-actions, large-issue employment litigation, and prominent administrative and public law issues, including those involving the Charter.
George also advises Boards on business critical issues, including financial, regulatory, and executive level sensitive matters.
Author
Michael Michalandos
Michael has more than 15 years' experience as an employment law and industrial relations lawyer, acting for clients in a range of industries, including banking and finance, insurance, health and pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, real estate, media and entertainment, information technology and professional services.
He has developed and published compliance programs and best practice policies locally and within Asia Pacific. He is the author and a developer of CCH’s Employment Contracts Manager, a software package that builds and tailors smart employment contracts. He has also authored a large number of chapters in every edition of CCH’s Australian Master Human Resources Guide.
Articles written by Michael on employment law topics have appeared in the Melbourne University Law Review, CFO Magazine, Human Capital, Lawyers Weekly, Human Resources, and CCH’s Employment Law Bulletin. He has also spoken at events arranged by the College of Law, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, and various professional associations. He wrote and produced “Dismissal Impossible,” a training video on unfair dismissal and sexual harassment, for the Australian Stock Exchange.
Michael regularly conducts employment-related litigation before State and Federal courts and industrial tribunals at an original and appellate level.
Author
Leticia Ribeiro C Figueiredo
Leticia Ribeiro C. de Figueiredo joined the Firm in 1998, as a corporate trainee, and became partner in 2013. Until July 2003, she was primarily involved in M&A and Corporate Law, with experience in national and international M&A projects and corporate restructurings. From July 2003 on, she has been working exclusively in the Labor Law practice group.
She has a wide breadth of experience with strategic litigation cases and relevant consultancy in individual and collective matters (i.e. restructuring, equity pay, PDVs – voluntary resignation program, PLRs – participation in profits or results, alteration of compensation plans and benefits), including national and international projects. Additionally, she works with collective bargaining agreements.
Trench Rossi Watanabe and Baker McKenzie have executed a strategic cooperation agreement for consulting on foreign law.
