On 19 October 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached an agreement with the American company Dollar General, ending litigation started in 2017 for alleged violations of genetic and disability laws (EEOC v. Dolgencorp, LLC., Case No. 2:17-cv-01649-MHH) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
The Commission alleged that the Company required disclosure of a family member's medical condition during the pre-employment medical examination and used selection criteria that excluded qualified applicants with disabilities.
On 3 July 2023, the Supreme Court confirmed the principle that the stipulation of equal height for men and women (1.60m) as a requirement for employment constitutes indirect discrimination against women.
The same requirement is neither objectively justified nor relevant and proportional to the duties deriving from the qualification attributed.
It provides employers with information on assessing the potential adverse impact of artificial intelligence-based selection procedures on protected groups.
On 1 August 2022, an urgent notice, jointly released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Health Commission, prohibits any prejudice and discrimination against recovered COVID-19 patients in the job market.
The World Employment Conference 2022 took place on 31st May in Brussels.
Participants got the opportunity to exchange opinion about the gap between workers' and employers' expectations, which was the announced main theme of the conference.
Talenteum is a Pan African platform designed to help companies source and employ remote-working teams, mainly in Africa.
It is the first social bridging platform matching and recruiting talent on behalf of its clients or customers, offering services that communities and partners may require.
It handles local employment compliance, payroll, human resource support, and benefits for international teams, enabling clients to productively hire and manage full-time personnel internationally.
The private employment service sector signs an agreement with the trade unions that clarifies the “neutrality” of this extension vis-à-vis the maximum number of extensions.