Tag: migrant workers

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09 February 2016

UK: Race discrimination - care needed over instructions on language to be used in the workplace

The recent EAT ruling in Kelly v Covance Laboratories serves as a reminder of the discrimination risks inherent in prohibiting employees from speaking in …

20 November 2015

Indonesia: New ministerial regulation on requirements for employment expatriates

On 23 October 2015, the Ministry of Manpower issued a new ministerial regulation (No. 35 of 2015) which amends and clarifies certain requirements under …

09 June 2015

UK: Employment law proposals in Queen's Speech

The Queen's Speech on 27 May included a number of employment law reforms: Unionised employers will welcome proposals to require a higher turnout of …

30 March 2015

Indonesia: Non-resident directors and work permits

An interesting question in Indonesia is whether non-resident directors and commissioners need to obtain work permits. Our team takes a look. Do …

05 March 2015

UK: State and diplomatic immunity - Court of Appeal rules on employment claims

The Court of Appeal has held that foreign staff employed at embassies in the UK could bring race discrimination and holiday pay claims; it considered …

30 January 2015

Indonesia: Expatriates may be required to pass language proficiency tests

New language requirements for expatriates are expected to come into force in around February/March 2015. The Minister of Manpower and Transmigration …

15 October 2014

Russia: Recent changes to the law governing foreigners' employment

Following Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation and various policy developments, the law governing the engagement of foreign employees in …

20 August 2014

USA: US Federal Appeals Court holds that the Dodd-Frank Act's whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions do not apply extraterritorially

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Liu Meng-Lin v. Siemens AG, 13-4385-cv (2d Cir. N.Y. Aug. 14, 2014) upheld a lower-court's decision to …

24 June 2014

Indonesia: Restrictions on expat employment (upstream oil and gas)

 Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issues a new Regulation limiting the roles available to foreign employees in upstream oil and …

31 January 2014

Indonesia: Further restriction on employment of expatriates in the oil and gas industry

On 24 October 2013, the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) issued ESDM Decree No. 31/2013 on Expatriate Utilization and …

23 October 2013

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 …

10 October 2013

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 …