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PRC: Is Hiring Expatriates Becoming More Difficult?
PRC authorities have launched New Work Permit Rules in April 2017. Consistent with the PRC authorities' attitude to "welcome high-end, control mid-level …
France: New obligation in relation to the social security coverage of employees seconded to work in France
In principle, an employee is covered by the social security regime which is applicable in the country where he is carrying out his work – ie, employees …
Hong Kong: The labour policy promises of the new Chief Executive
On 26 March 2017, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was elected as the city's next (and first female) chief executive, after winning 777 votes from a …
UK: April 2017 changes - apprenticeship levy, tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, statutory benefits and immigration skills charge
From 6 April 2017 UK employers with an annual pay bill of or over £3 million will be required to pay an apprenticeship levy at a rate equivalent to 0.5% …
UK: Jurisdiction - claims for EU-derived rights may only be brought in the UK if working within the EU
In Wittenberg v Sunset Personnel Services the EAT has reiterated its view, originally given in Hasan v Shell International (see our blog post), that …
Updated HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers
Employment law issues rarely determine the strategy for a multi-jurisdictional business acquisition, but they can certainly give rise to significant …
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