The PLC Labour and Employee Benefits multi-jurisdictional guide brings together practical information on topical cross-border labour and employee benefits issues, country-specific Q&As on labour law and practice, and details of recommended labour lawyers and law firms in jurisdictions around the world.

In each country-specific Q&A, a standard set of questions relating to labour and employee benefits law and practice is answered by a leading law firm recommended for its labour expertise in that jurisdiction following independent research carried out by PLC Which lawyer?

The Q&A gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including: permissions to work; contractual and implied terms of employment; minimum wages; restrictions on working time; illness and injury; rights of parents and carers; data protection; discrimination and harassment; dismissals; redundancies; taxation; employer and parent company liability; employee representation and consultation; consequence of business transfers; pensions; intellectual property; restraint of trade agreements and proposals for reform. In addition, answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions to assist in managing cross-border transactions....