Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12062455)

Zambian Law, surely ! What makes you think it should be Canadian Law ? If someone works in the US for a Swedish Company, what legal system prevails in employment law to him ?

Originally Posted by DaveandLinda (Post 12062506)

Well, I'm not sure. His contract is with the Canadian company so surely this is the legal document.

Originally Posted by SanDiegogirl (Post 12063061)

From your post it would appear that the "issues" are to do with the employment contract. If so, then it is the employer that you need to take up the issues with initially.

A country's employment laws are a broad based set of laws which cover wages and hours of work, safety and health standards, employee health and retirement benefits, and federal contracts; but specific elements of an employment contract - benefits, bonuses, flights home, provision of accommodation etc etc should be taken up with the employer.

Originally Posted by DaveandLinda (Post 12063273)

Thanks, but if he can't get any satisfaction from the company then presumably he would have to fall back on finding out whether his employer has acted illegally according to Zambian employment law.

Originally Posted by thistlehollyberry (Post 12062821)

I don't think Canadian employment law would have any jurisdiction in Zambia.

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 12064450)

It would depend if he was hired by the "head office" and sent to Zambia or hired on a local contract in Zambia. His contract should say, and as someone else said, should state which country's law the contract was signed under.