Human resources in times of crisis

What are the legal challenges to anticipate in human resources in times of crisis?

In this episode Maude Fréchette, lawyer and co-founder at YULEX, interviews Hugo Martin on the subject. We discuss the various decisions that managers can make in times of crisis, especially in connection with teleworking and the impacts of the crisis on employee management.

Here are also a few things that will be covered:

• The particularities for Startup or tech companies.
• The application of wage subsidies for employers.
• The definition of “eligible remuneration” and the definition of “eligible employees.”
• The employment contract.
• The work-sharing program. The conditions of establishment.
• The layoff, temporary, permanent, collective. The breakup of the employment relationship.
• COVID-19, a case of force majeure?
• Teleworking, the reduction of working hours and the reduction of wages.
• Hiring and training while working from home.
• The establishment of a teleworking policy.
• Supervision of employees while teleworking and control measures.
• The confidentiality of employer information on the employee's devices.
• Expenses related to teleworking and the deduction of certain expenses related to teleworking.
• Work accidents while teleworking.