SEXUAL HARRASSMENT, BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE 

Sexual harassment, bullying or discrimination complaints are always hot topics given the legal and reputational risks involved namely when top executives are involved. The first 24-hours are often key.

Find out the do’s and don’ts if this type of issue comes up in your French operations in our special Fast Webinar series. Everything you need to know in just 30 minutes online.

Sexual Harassment and Sexist Behavior
Wed, Jul 17, 2024 • 4:00 PM CET

Speaker:  Natacha Lesellier (Flichy Grangé Avocats)

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Workplace Bullying
Wed, Jul 24, 2024 • 3:00 PM CET

Speaker:  Florence Bacquet (Flichy Grangé Avocats)

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Discrimination
Wed, Jul 31, 2024 • 3:00 PM CET

Speaker:  Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats)

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2023, LOOKING AHEAD IN FRANCE & THE UNITED KINGDOM

Thu, Apr 6, 2023 • 1:00 PM CET

The latest updates on employment and labour legislation for 2023 in France and UK.

Speakers:
- Joël Grangé (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Rob Hill (Clyde & Co.,UK)

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MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION IN THE WORKPLACE IN FRANCE

Mon, Nov 15, 2021 • 1:00 PM CET

With more than 65 % vaccinated population against COVID-19 in France, there are still unanswered questions around vaccination and the progressive application of the vaccination obligation.

This live session has brought into the focus the latest updates on the:

• standard and mandatory vaccination scheme for employers and employees

• compliance with the vaccination obligation against COVID-19 and what does imply the non-compliance in the professional environments

• mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and staff representative bodies

Speaker:
- Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé Avocats)

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Digital Nomads

Tue, Oct 11, 2021 • 6:00 PM CET

One critical worldwide issue for employers is the search for talent. For many new hires, a global search is needed, that can expand beyond the home country, sometimes within countries the employer has had no legal presence.  

The need to retain home country employees with families in distant locations and a new desire and acceptance for travel are driving employers to consider permitting cross-border remote work. Searching for hiring and managing employees in locations where an employer has no operations, and no local HR expertise is raising novel and unplanned complications.

Complications include statutory employment rights, immigration requirements, tax regulations, health & safety, and insurances. In this panel discussion webinar, the speakers will discuss these issues and invite you to pose your questions on the digital nomads.

Speakers:
- Gabriela Lima (TozziniFreire, Brazil)             
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Jimena Sanchez (De La Vega & Martinez Rojas, Mexico)        
- Rob Hill (Clyde & Co., UK)
- John Sander, moderator (Jackson Lewis, USA)

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BEST PRACTICES FOR REMOTE WORK IN FRANCE

Wed, Jul 7, 2021 • 1:00 PM CET

After a year of the global health crisis, remote work is on the rise in France and it is reshaping the traditional workplace. Before the pandemic, only few companies had some form of remote working in place but with the newly created reality, a major shift is around the corner and it’s urging the companies to adapt and revise their protocols and working agreements .

In response to these concerns, our Fast Webinar revises and presents the current situation and what you need to know about remote working in France, the legal framework for the companies meant to sustain the transition for all the involved stakeholders and ultimately, what are the “do’s and don’ts for remote work to become a more regular practice in the nearest future.

Speaker:
- Florence Bacquet (Flichy Grangé Avocats)

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THE WHISTLEBLOWING DIRECTIVE: A GAME CHANGER? 

Thu, Mar 18, 2021 • 6:00 PM CET

On 16 April 2019, the EU Whistleblowing Directive was passed by the European Parliament, giving EU-based employee whistleblowers many of the same protections long enjoyed by employees in the US. What does this mean for your EU-based business? To what extent will national laws implementing the Directive create a variety of local requirements across the EU? What do you need to know and how do you as a business comply? The EU specialist speakers will discuss the implications, provide best practices and answer your questions.

Speakers:
- Florence Bacquet (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Gautier Busschaert (Van Olmen & Wynant, Belgium)
- Kristian Foss Aalmo (Storeng, Beck & Due Lund, Norway)
- Michael Witteler (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Germany)

Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis, USA)

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VACCINATION AND EMPLOYMENT: CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMPLOYER

Thu, Feb 18, 2021 • 6:00 PM CET

Now that the vaccination process in countries has started, difficult issues for employers arise?

• Can the employer ask a candidate in an interview whether he has received a vaccination and require proof of same?
• Can the employer make vaccination a condition of hiring or continued employment?
• Is a specific business necessity beyond the employer’s general duty of care needed to justify a vaccination requirement?
• If a vaccination requirement is valid, what duties of accommodation of religious beliefs, disability status or other characteristics does the employer have?

In this webinar you will get answers to these data privacy and employment questions. 

Speakers:
- Avik Biswas (IndusLaw, India)
- Pedro Diaz-Torres (Jackson Lewis, USA)
- Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Gabriela Lima (TozziniFreire Advogados, Brazil)

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Brexit advice for employers

Fri, Feb 5, 2021 • 6:00 PM CET

What do employers need to know about the new post-Brexit immigration system? The close of the transition period on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the UK's participation in the European Union Customs Union and European Single Market. The Brexit 30-minute webinar will give you practical implications of Brexit for employment law and your people processes.

• Actions that are required in relation to existing EU staff in the UK / What do HR and British employees in France need to do?
• Right to work – what checks need to be carried out and what are the risks if they’re not done correctly?
• Supporting employees – what can you do to help and to what extent are you required to do so?

Speakers:
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Neena Samuel (Clyde & Co., UK) 

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FRANCE: GETTING BACK TO WORK - HOW TO ORGANIZE THE WORKPLACE SAFELY FOR COVID-19

Wed, Apr 29, 2020 • 5:00 PM CET

In light of the recent Amazon, La Poste, and Carrefour court rulings, Caroline Scherrmann and Olivier Kress will answer the questions relating to the following issues:

• The legal background pertaining to health and safety at work
• The employer lessons of the Amazon, Carrefour, and La Poste court rulings for Covid-19
• Practical legal tips for preparing the return to work
• Key prevention measures to be implemented upon business restart

Speakers:
- Caroline Scherrmann (Flichy Grangé Avocats)
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats)

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COVID-19 in France – What do employers need to know (and what should they be doing)?

Coronavirus: your essential workforce update. Key information to help you make effective decisions in these challenging times.

Mon, Mar, 23, 2020, 5:00 PM CET

Since our last webinar on this topic at the beginning of March, the situation especially in Europe has taken a dramatic turn. Questions that were imminent at the beginning of March are no longer relevant in practice. Employers are now being faced with the need to make difficult business decisions at extremely short notice. We would like to give you some guidance for key European jurisdictions.

The webinar will feature attorneys from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and The Netherlands with deep knowledge and experience regarding the consequences of the Coronavirus in the workforce.

Insights:

• What about employees who must stay at home to take care of their children given the school’s closure?
• Can employees be asked to take their leaves and their dates of leaves changed without notice? What about the use of time saving accounts?
• Short time work: how does it work? Conditions, timeframe and formalities, duration and indemnification
• How to manage works councils statutory meetings and other duties?
• Are redundancies prohibited?

Speakers:
- Verena Braeckeler-Kogel (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Germany)
- Marcello Buzzini (LABLAW, Italy)
- Alina Gizejowska (Sobczyk & Partners Law Firm, Poland)
- Karol Hillebrandt (Palthe Oberman, Netherlands)
- Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Ivan Suárez (Suárez de Vivero, Spain)

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HOW THE CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS THE WORKPLACE?

Mon, Mar 2, 2020 • 9:00 AM CET and 6:00 PM CET

Employers are confronted with numerous legal issues as they address Coronavirus travel restrictions and consider health and safety measures to protect their workforce. In this webinar we will address legal risks and best practices relating to the Coronavirus, from the perspectives of employment law, health and safety, data privacy, and discrimination/human rights in the US, Europe and China. Join this insightful webinar to better manage the related risks for your business!

Speakers:
- Verena Braeckeler-Kogel (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Germany)
- Matt Harrop (Clyde & Co., UK)
- Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Katharine Weber (Jackson Lewis, USA)
- Ying Zhao (Zhong Lun, China)

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Global Pay Equity

Thu, Feb 6, 2020 • 6:00 PM CET

Identifying key wage and hour risks confronting international retailers and strategies for compliance.

Pay equity issues are of increasing concern to employers and employees alike, and with good reason. Equal Pay has been reinvigorated by recent political and legislative initiatives as well as social media.

Equal pay litigation is on the rise. More and more companies conduct pay audits to ensure employees are being paid fairly and in compliance with these new laws. In response to the increase in pay equity legislation and the challenges employers are facing to understand and comply with equal pay laws, join this insightful webinar to better manage the related risks for your business and ask the questions you always wanted to ask!

Topics to be addressed in the webinar are amongst others: (i) flexible working time; (ii) work space and accommodation and statutory right for a home office; (iii) performance management without formal performance appraisals; (iv) 24/7 connectivity; (v) unlimited vacation.

Speakers:
- Florence Aubonnet (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Joy Chin (Jackson Lewis, USA)
- Nick Elwell-Sutton (Clyde & Co., UK)
- Marijke van der Most (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Germany)

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Retail webinar: On-the-clock, All Over The World

Wed, Jun 12, 2019 • 5:00 PM CET

Identifying key wage and hour risks confronting international retailers and strategies for compliance.

The webinar will feature a panel discussion among attorneys from United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and France with deep experience representing employers confronted with class action wage and hour cases and the myriad of issues arising from the unique scheduling demands of the retail industry as they collide with the growing push to ensure through local laws that employees receive sufficient time off and compensation.

Speakers:
- Jonathan Dye (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti, Canada)
- Eric R. Magnus (Jackson Lewis, USA)
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- James Major (Clyde & Co., UK)

Moderator: Rich Landau (Jackson Lewis, USA)

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Workplace Diversity, a multicultural organisation

Tue, Jul 9, 2019 • 5:00 PM CET

Diversity in the workplace is vital for employees because it manifests itself in building a great reputation for the company, leading to increased profitability and opportunities for workers. Workplace diversity is important within the organization as well as outside. Business reputations flourish when companies demonstrate their commitment to diversity through aggressive outreach and recruiting efforts.

Speakers:
- Laura Cinicola (LABLAW, Italy)
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Iván Suárez (Suárez de Vivero, Spain)
- Tracie Maurer (Jackson Lewis, USA)

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Brexit and the Impact on Immigration 

Tue, Apr 2, 2019 • 5:00 PM CET

The UK departure date from the European Union is fixed on 29 March 2019. Just three days after the reality hits in, we will give you the first insights with respect to the consequences of this departure for your business.

Speakers:
- Luca Failla (LABLAW, Italy)
- Karol Hillebrandt (Palthe Oberman, Netherlands)
- Pieter Pecinovsky (Van Olmen & Wynant, Belgium)
- Tim Richards (Clyde & Co.,UK)
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)

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Employees vs independent Contractors: Europe, focus on The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal 

Tue, Mar 19, 2019 • 5:00 PM CET

Understanding the distinction between independent contractors and employees and re-characterisation of an independent contractor into an employee or from an employee into an independent contractor. Despite the risks of re-characterisation the use of independent contractors has increased significantly.

The rise of the on-demand economy has led to an increase in litigation, with the qualification of the contracts and work agreements as the central issue.

Speakers:
- Florence Bacquet (Flichy Grangé Avocats, France)
- Gautier Busschaert (Van Olmen & Wynant, Belgium)
- Lydia Milders (Palthe Oberman, Netherlands)
- Helena Tapp Barroso (Morais Leitão, Portugal)

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