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Australia: Fair Work Amendment (Casual Loading Offset) Regulations 2018 (Cth) takes effect
On Monday 17 December 2018, the Fair Work Amendment (Casual Loading Offset) Regulations 2018 (Cth) (Amending Regulation) was registered and took effect …
Australia: Top 10 Trends in Employment and Industrial Relations - 2018
Just in time for your holiday reading, we've compiled our Top 10 Trends in employment and industrial relations in Australia for 2018. Click here to …
Australia: Fair Work Amendment (Repeal Four Yearly Review and other Measures) Bill 2017 passes
Late on Wednesday 5 December 2018, the Fair Work Amendment (Repeal Four Yearly Review and Other Measures) Bill 2017 (Bill) was passed by both houses of …
Australia: Casual employment and double dipping continues to take centre stage
In our previous Legal Briefing we discussed the flurry of recent activity with plaintiff-focussed litigation funders and law firms instituting and …
Thailand: Proposed Amendments to the Labour Protection Act
On 21 September 2018, the Minister of Labour announced the National Legislative Assembly's ("NLA") in principle approval of the draft amendment ("Draft …
Singapore: Restraint of Trade Provisions
It is common for employers to include restraint of trade provisions in employment contracts. However, such provisions are generally unenforceable unless …
Asia: Comparative Table on LGBTI Benefits - Part 2
In part two of our comparative table here, we consider whether employers may offer benefits to LGBTI employees and their spouses/partners in …
Australia: Employment class actions threaten to disrupt employers and unions alike
Over the past decade at least, many businesses have become alert to the burgeoning trend …
Asia: comparative table on LGBTI benefits - Part 1
In part one of our comparative table here, we consider whether employers may offer benefits to LGBTI employees and their spouses/partners in …
Cambodia: Compliance Check - Mandatory Seniority Payments
Employees on undetermined duration contracts in Cambodia have previously been entitled to indemnity for dismissal payments upon termination by an …
Japan: Increased Protection for Fixed Term Employees
In an earlier bulletin, we looked at a landmark Tokyo District Court decision that clarified the circumstances under which benefits given to permanent …
UK: Supreme Court confirms employers do not owe duty of care to employees in relation to conduct of the litigation
The Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal ruling (discussed here) and held that, where an employer is sued on the basis that it is vicariously …
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