Theodora C. Mitropetrou, general counsel and corporate secretary, insurance and claims manager, Seanergy Maritime
Companies worldwide, including shipping companies, have been impacted by the outbreak of the Coronavirus, referred to as COVID-19. The shipping industry in particular has been affected a great deal. China is the world’s largest importer of crude oil, iron ore and soybeans and a very large steel exporter and therefore the impact of the virus …
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Barbara Sotomayor, General counsel and chief legal officer, Habitat Inmobiliaria
As I write this piece, the recent Covid-19 developments in our country have forced private companies from all sectors to change the working practices in their corporate headquarters to working from home with immediate effect, to cope in real time with the evolving situation. These measures have been largely implemented with little warning and with …
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Carlos Eduardo Gil, chief legal officer, Sacyr Somague Portugal
As I write this, three days of remote work have elapsed due to the Covid-19 quarantine in Lisbon. As the Portuguese authorities prepare to declare a state of emergency, there are now more than 400 confirmed cases, with more than 4,000 suspected cases in Portugal alone. The figures, I fear, will be much worse in …
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Eversheds Sutherland’s Marcello Floris, co-head of employment and pensions in Italy, provides HR advice to other law firms on how to cope with the current pandemic
The spread of the coronavirus gives rise to similar issues globally for employers: these include assessing the risks faced by their staff and professionals whilst at work and developing measures to control such risks, complying with local laws and guidance, identifying how much flexibility employers have to adapt their working arrangements to ensure business continuity, …
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