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Japan: Record pay out for power harassment and overwork claim
On 4 November 2014, the Tokyo District Court awarded JPY 58 million to the aggrieved family members of a young employee who committed suicide. The Court …
France: Law requiring employees to be informed two months in advance of an intention to sell shares or assets in small and mid-size companies (Loi ESS – 31 July 2014)
Following our earlier post on the controversial Law of 31 July 2014, setting out an obligation for small and mid-size companies to inform employees in …
France: The end of the risk of imprisonment for breaches of obligations towards the works council?
Current regime for breach of obligations towards the works council (and other employee representatives) In France, failure to respect obligations in …
Podcast: Data protection laws - Impact on employers (Pan-European Perspective)
To register to listen to the recording or download as a podcast please contact Jane Webber who will send you confirmation of your log-in details. …
UK: New publications - employment status review, industrial disputes report, and guidance on BYOD, tax-free childcare and surveillance
BIS has launched an employment review intended to "help clarify and potentially strengthen the employment status of up to a million British …
UK: Shared parental leave - further regulations and guidance
BIS has published further sets of draft regulations connected with the new SPL regime, available here. These extend the regime to parents fostering …
UK: Constructive dismissal - claim not prevented by employee's prior repudiatory breach
The EAT has ruled that an employee who has committed a prior repudiatory breach can still bring a constructive unfair dismissal claim, in this case based …
UK: Tribunal breach of contract claims - set-off defence available to employer as alternative to counterclaim
The EAT has confirmed that an employer facing a breach of contract claim in the tribunal may be able to recover sums owed to it by the employee (eg, …
UK: Discipline - no breach of duty in instituting disciplinary proceedings where within range of reasonable responses
Employers will not breach their duty of care by starting the disciplinary process where this is objectively within the range of reasonable responses, …
UK: Termination - employees can be held to notice period and need not be paid if they refuse to work
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that, if an employee leaves without giving contractual notice (save in constructive dismissal …
Hong Kong: China intensifies anti-corruption drive
Proposed amendments to the Criminal Law give President Xi Jinping further powers in his fight against corruption in China. Once they are passed by the …
France: New employee information obligations in advance of share and asset sales (in force from 1 November 2014)
The new obligation: Businesses in France are currently in a state of confusion in relation to the status and impact of obligations imposed by a law dated …
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