On 29 August 2022, the Chilean government announced it would ratify ILO Convention n. 190 on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work, aiming to address equality and non-discrimination in the workplace.
Chile thus becomes the 21st country to ratify the convention since its entry into force on 25 June 2021.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld a termination for cause for slapping a colleague’s buttocks and later joked about it.
The decision clears the difference between common law “just cause” and statutory “wilful misconduct", stating that the employee was entitled to receive statutory termination payments.
On 18 March 2022, South Africa’s Minister of Employment and Labour enacted the new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination on Harassment in the Workplace.
It provides a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of workplace harassment, whether it’s on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, or race.
It amends the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, expanding the definition of workplaces to include both formal and informal workplaces.
It amends the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, expanding the definition of workplaces to include both formal and informal workplaces.
The Council of Ministers agreed to refer to Parliament the approval of two International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions: Convention n. 177, on home work, and Convention 190, on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work.
Accession to both conventions means further protection of the labour rights of workers, regardless of where they carry out their professional activity, and respect for fundamental rights in the workplace.
On 19 June 2021, Government Gazette A’ 101 publish the Law 4808/2021 (), which introduces crucial reforms on individual employment relationships in compliance with ILO Conventions 190 and 187, and transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1158.
The International Organisation of Employers (IOE) has contributed a publication for an international comparative guide.
The chapter provides an overview of the development of International Labour Standards (ILS), including the processes of standard-setting, ratification, and supervisory procedures at the International Labour Organisation (ILO).