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Newsletter August, 2020

Nigeria: NECA assesses the policy responses needed to support businesses and employees

4,021 companies replied to NECA’s survey on the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on their operation;
A series of request was compiled and was presented to the Government.

In July 2020, the amended Labour Hire Licensing Act entered into force in South Australia.
The amendments narrow the licensing needs for staffing (labour hire) companies to specific sectors and businesses.

Employers of temporary foreign workers in Canada are required to comply with the Quarantine Act and respect the mandatory 14-day quarantine period upon entry in Canada
The quarantine period must be paid to employees. However, the government announced a financial support to employers up to CAD $1,500 per temporary foreign worker to cover employee pay during the mandatory quarantine period and other associated costs
The government enhanced labour inspection for employers in agriculture

In July 2020, a significant decision on data transfer concerning the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was made by the Court of Justice of the European Union
This decision could potentially block the transfer of data between a country of the European Union and a third country, including the US

The Federal Supreme Court did not bring clarity on this issue and in any case its decision was preliminary
The previous legislation on the recognition of occupational diseases remain

Specific short-term contracts previously subject to a tax of EUR10 are now exempted

On 24 April 2020, the Labour Court of Wesel, a city of the North Rhine-Westphalia, issued a decision on the use of specific devices to permanently monitor the behaviour of employees to prevent the spread of Covid-19.