Data privacy. Tax strategy. Contract negotiations. Employment matters. Trade concerns. Legal disputes…
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need answers to keep your business running during the crisis — and thriving after the battle is won.
The Ontario Government has passed Bill 284, “COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021”. This bill amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) and requires employers to provide employees with three paid sick days. Prior to Bill 284, employers were not obliged under the ESA to provide paid sick leave. Rather, job-protected unpaid time
A significant real property tax savings opportunity is now available if you are an Ohio real property tax taxpayer who believes the value of your property has depreciated due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. MORE.
The temporary relief measures introduced at the height of the coronavirus pandemic to facilitate electronic signing of documents and virtual AGMs have, unfortunately, now lapsed. Accordingly, when signing documents, the old ‘wet ink’ methods are now back in vogue and AGMs will need to be carefully planned. It is hoped
More than 10,200 people have been arrested since mid-2019 in connection with the anti-government protests, according to official updates presented to the Legislative Council. Around two-thirds of them are under 25. This is not just a heartbreaking statistic, it’s a lost generation. Last month, I highlighted in this column a
Can an employer fire a member of staff for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19? This is an increasingly common question as Hong Kong’s mass inoculation programme enters its second month and the government ties the easing of social distancing restrictions in the F&B sector to a requirement for staff
A recent High Court decision in respect of rent and service charge arrears due from a retail tenant at Westfield, London is good news for landlords but also serves as a warning for commercial tenants. MORE.
Chips, foam and rubber. What sounds like a strange smorgasbord of automotive inputs all share the common thread of being in short supply due to either unexpected levels of demand in the wake of COVID-19 or exogenous events ranging from unseasonal weather to congestion in global trade channels. MORE.
Changes to working patterns are among the many consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. These changes reflect the altered demands on businesses, as well as the opportunities presented by having employees working from home. Some businesses have implemented ‘standby’ procedures for staff who might previously have worked under a more traditional
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently implemented the Fast-Track Pilot Program for Appeals Related to COVID–19, which advances and fast-tracks ex parte appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). To be eligible, the pending patent application must include one or more claims to a product or
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don’t like that attitude. I can assure them it’s much more serious than that.” The famous quote of the late, great Liverpool manager Bill Shankly, a man renowned for his Scottish working class roots (he was a coal
Data privacy. Tax strategy. Contract negotiations. Employment matters. Trade concerns. Legal disputes…
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need answers to keep your business running during the crisis — and thriving after the battle is won.
