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Webinar and seminar: Practical tips for managing employee issues in multi-jurisdictional business transfers
We invite you to join panel discussions with our transactional and employment lawyers who will share their top tips for managing employee transfers …
Indonesia: Update on outsourcing
In our April e-bulletin, we provided an update on recent regulatory developments in Indonesia that limit outsourcing by companies by restricting the …
Japan: Yet more potential labour law reform
Following the recent election the government is again examining ways of introducing more flexibility in employment contracts. The government proposes to …
Singapore: Foreign hiring requirements to be tightened
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently announced that it will introduce new rules requiring firms to advertise job vacancies on a new ‘jobs …
China: Employers in China obliged to keep personal data confidential
Data protection in China has been regularly in the news this year. Not only have new data protection regulations been issued, but prosecutions have …
Singapore: Data protection guidelines issued for Singapore
Following a public consultation conducted between February and April this year, Singapore's relatively newly formed Personal Data Protection Commission …
Asia: Bring your own device (BYOD) arrangement - benefits and tips
Bring your own device ("BYOD") is a practice that allows employees to use personal mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops for business …
Proposed changes to the Singapore Employment Act
Employment protections under the Employment Act, Chapter 91 of Singapore (EA) are expected to be extended to a broader category of employees and …
Singapore: Personal Data Protection Act
The Singapore Personal Data Protection Act of 2012, Act 26 of 2012 (PDPA) was enacted at the end of 2012 and parts relating to the administration of the …
Singapore: New rights in relation to paternity leave and shared parental leave
Eligible fathers in Singapore with babies who are Singapore citizens born on or after 1 May 2013 are entitled to take one week of paid paternity leave. …
Asia-Pacific: Governments crack down on the use of agency and temporary workers
In the last year, we have seen governments across the Asia-Pacific region tightening their laws and regulations relating to the use of agency (dispatch) …
China: Illegal foreigners targeted by China's new exit-entry law
Bigger fines will be imposed on foreigners illegally entering, living or working in China. Foreign executives of companies that fail to pay full …
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