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UK: Relocation on redundancy - mobility clause dismissal will be unfair if clause is too wide or operated unreasonably
The recent case of Kellogg Brown & Root v Fitton and Ewer serves as a reminder to employers relocating jobs on a redundancy: if they choose to …
UK: Disability-related discrimination - extra care needed when dismissing for misconduct
Employers should take extra care when disciplining a disabled employee for conduct which could be connected with the disability. In City of York Council …
UK: Gig economy - further rulings finding worker status
We recently reported on the tribunal ruling that Uber drivers were 'workers' entitled to statutory rights such as holiday and minimum wage (see here). …
Updated HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers
Employment law issues rarely determine the strategy for a multi-jurisdictional business acquisition, but they can certainly give rise to significant …
UK: Data protection - Court of Appeal ruling on subject access requests, prosecution for taking client data to a competitor, and new guidance
The Court of Appeal has clarified that non-compliance with a subject access request (SAR) cannot be justified on the ground that the requester has a …
UK: Discretionary benefits - how absolute is an employer’s discretion?
It is tempting, when seeing the words ‘any bonus payment shall be at the company's absolute discretion’ in an employment contract to think that the …
Australia: Dismissal for criminal convictions – The importance of proper identification of inherent requirements and considering mitigating factors
A recent report by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) reinforces the risks in dismissing an employee on the basis of past criminal …
UK: Acas/GEO publish draft guidance on gender pay gap reporting
On 28 January 2017 Acas and the Government Equalities Office published draft guidance on the new gender pay gap reporting obligation, available here. …
Hong Kong: MIC Regime - Implications for HR
On 16 December 2016, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular which introduces new measures to heighten the individual …
Malaysia: Limit of liability for fixed-term contracts
In the case of Malayan Banking Berhad v Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia & Anor [2016] MLRHU 1, the High Court in Malaysia ruled that, in an action for …
Singapore: Compliance check - New requirement for EP holders with directorships
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has recently introduced a new requirement for Employment Pass (EP) holders to obtain a Letter of Consent from …
Singapore: Amendments to the Retirement and Re-employment Act
On 9 January 2017, the Parliament of Singapore passed the Retirement and Re-employment (Amendment) Bill 2016 (Bill). The Bill abolished employers' right …
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