Employment Notes
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South Korea: new government announces proposals to increase support for work-life balance
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In has announced the Government's support for greater work-life balance for Korean employees, including proposals to …
Singapore: Compliance checks- changes to entitlements effective 1 July 2017
Changes to shared parental leave and adoption leave entitlements as well an increase in the re-employment age ceiling will take effect from 1 July 2017. …
UK: April 2017 changes - apprenticeship levy, tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, statutory benefits and immigration skills charge
From 6 April 2017 UK employers with an annual pay bill of or over £3 million will be required to pay an apprenticeship levy at a rate equivalent to 0.5% …
UK: New publications
GEO new guide for employers on Recruitment and Retention of Transgender Staff. Guidance from the Committee on Standards in Public Life on how public …
Australia: Fair Work Amendment Act 2015 - Summary of Changes
The Fair Work Amendment Act 2015 (Cth) (FW Amendment Act) came into force on 27 November 2015 and amends the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act). This …
Saudi Arabia: Key changes to labour law
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has approved amendments to the Kingdom’s labour laws, but has delayed the implementation of new Saudisation …
UK: new tribunal compensation limits and statutory benefit rates from April 2015
From 6 April 2015, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £76,574 to £78,335 and the cap on weekly pay (used to calculate …
Hong Kong: Paternity leave laws in force from 27 February 2015
The Hong Kong Legislative Council has finally introduced laws to entitle private sector male employees to paternity leave. From 27 February 2015, …
UK: New resources
BIS has made available a new online calculator for maternity, paternity and shared parental leave. It has also updated its shared parental leave …
Hong Kong: New rights for working fathers
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2014, proposing to legislate paternity leave in Hong Kong, has been gazetted today, 28 February 2014. The Bill …
UK: New legislative proposals - zero hours, minimum wage, statutory benefits
BIS has published a consultation on zero hours contracts, ending on 13 March 2014. The consultation discusses possible approaches to concerns …
UK: Shared parental leave - ECJ rejects arguments that threatened UK Government plans
According to the ECJ, EU law permits a national law providing for shared maternity leave on the basis that the mother must be employed and covered by the …
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