Employment Notes
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UK government confirm flexible parental leave and extension to right to request flexible work from 2014/15
The UK government has announced a new flexible parental leave regime that will allow parents to share 50 out of 52 weeks of statutory maternity leave and …
UK: Legislative proposals - surrogacy
The Government is considering the possibility of granting leave and pay for mothers of children born by surrogates. Surrogacy UK is supporting a …
Bahrain introduces a new Labour Law
The Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a new labour law for the private sector (Law No. 36 of 2012), issued by the King of Bahrain at the end of …
UK: New resources - July 2012
CIPD and HSE free stress management tool designed to help equip managers with the skills to manage positively and prevent stress in their staff. …
Malaysia: Employment Act amendments and minimum wage
Several amendments to Malaysia’s Employment Act (EA) came into operation on 1 April 2012. Key changes include a new sexual harassment regime, the …
UK: Queen’s Speech sheds light on new legislative framework
Jemima Coleman considers the next steps in the government’s proposed overhaul of employment legislation The article, first published in the Employment …
UK: Red tape day - April 2012
Unfair dismissal The qualifying period for unfair dismissal (and for eligibility for the right to written reasons for dismissal) is to increase from one …
UK: Maternity rights - reference to ECJ on rights of mother through surrogacy
A tribunal is to refer to the ECJ the question of whether a mother expecting a baby through surrogacy is entitled to maternity leave and various benefits …
Maternity, sexual harassment and corporate crime: proposed amendments to Malaysia’s Employment Act
The House of Representatives has passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2011 (the Bill). The Bill must still be passed by the Senate and receive Royal …
UK: Government plans for employment law changes
BIS is consulting until 8 August 2011 on the following proposals: changing the leave available to parents from no earlier than April 2015. …
UK: Redundancy scores - EAT confirms that inflating score of woman on maternity leave may be unlawful
When scoring redundancy candidates against selection criteria based on performance, it may be unlawful to use a period when the woman is on leave and …
UK: Maternity - employee can choose to start SMP after start of leave
Women can choose to begin their Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) period on a date later than the date that they have stopped work before the birth. …
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