Morgan Lewis

Webinars

Restructuring and Reintegrating Your Global Workforce in a Post-Pandemic World

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM ET
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT
Our Participants
Lee Harding, Matthew Howse, Sabine Smith-Vidal

Please join us for part four of our webinar series on labor management relations in the time of a pandemic. This 60-minute presentation will cover returning to the workplace and what labor management challenges employers can expect when implementing changes to their workforce and managing business risks outside of the United States.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

  • Global trends: How different countries have responded to the needs of business through new regulation, including additional labor protections
  • Key global issues raised by trade unions including risks assessments, personal protective equipment, and social distancing tools and measures
  • A deep dive into the United Kingdom and France as a case study
    • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
    • The development of teleworking
    • Changing terms and conditions with a unionized workforce
    • Collective bargaining in a remote environment
    • Role of trade unions: From a health and safety perspective; return-to-work issues; large-scale restructuring exercises; Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
    • Litigation likely to be supported by unions, including claims of whistleblowing, unfair dismissal unlawful discrimination, and holiday pay

Other Events in this Series

  • Labor Actions and Organizing Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
  • Reopening the Workplace: Strategies and Tips for Unionized Employers
  • Implications of Labor Initiatives During the Coronavirus Crisis: An Inside-the-Beltway Perspective

CLE credit: CLE credit in CA, FL, IL, NJ (via reciprocity), NY, PA, TX, and VA is currently pending approval.

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