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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 …
UK: Government response to sexual harassment report: New statutory Code of Practice and more consultation
The Government has today published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report published in July of this year (see our blog post …
UK: Government's "Good Work Plan" sets out employment law reforms following the Taylor Review
The Government has today published its "vision for the future of the UK labour market", the Good Work Plan, which builds on its earlier response to the …
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 (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018 receives royal assent
The Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018 passed both houses of Parliament on Thursday 6 December 2018 and also …
UK: workers may be entitled to carry over statutory holiday if they have not been encouraged to take it
The ECJ has ruled that workers cannot be deprived of paid statutory holiday entitlement on the termination of employment or at the end of a particular …
UK: Discrimination - tax treatment of compensation, zero hours claims, and equal pay comparators
In Pettigrew v HMRC the First Tier Tribunal has held that settlement payments made by reference to underpaid past earnings arising out of a claim of …
UK: Disability discrimination - need to consider possible link between misconduct and an employee's disability before deciding disciplinary action
When disciplining a disabled employee, employers need to consider carefully whether they should obtain medical evidence on any possible link between …
Thailand: Respecting Workers' Rights
Human rights continue to keep the pressure on Thailand's fishing industry, as forced labour and exploitation claims get increasing exposure. Human rights …
Australia: What employers need to know about upcoming changes to long service leave in Victoria
Victoria introduces new Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Act) In our previous post here, we discussed the proposed changes to existing long service leave …
Japan: Differing Conditions Between Permanent and Fixed Term Employees
On 14 September 2017, the Tokyo District Court interpreted and applied the meaning of "unreasonable differences" to the benefits enjoyed by permanent and …
South Korea: Compliance Check- Working Hours
The National Assembly has approved amendments to the Labour Standards Act to reduce the total working hours over a 7 day period from 68 hours to 52 …
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