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UK: Early conciliation - EAT rulings establish flexible approach to compliance
A number of recent EAT rulings suggest that technical arguments over compliance with the early conciliation rules for tribunal claims may be given short …
UK: Salary-sacrifice childcare vouchers - EAT rules that employers can suspend provision during family leave
Employers offering childcare vouchers through a salary sacrifice scheme have often questioned HMRC Guidance that they must continue to provide the …
UK: Vicarious liability - Supreme Court's broad application of "close connection" test means employers more likely to be liable for employee misbehaviour
Employers could be held vicariously liable for staff misbehaviour in a broader range of situations following the Supreme Court ruling in Mohamud v WM …
UK: April 2016 changes - tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, and tribunal rules
From 6 April 2016, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £78,335 to £78,962 and the cap on weekly pay (used to …
Australia: Employers do not need to hold out for legislative change to activate useful enterprise bargaining levers
In recent weeks, we’ve seen a very familiar industrial relations dynamic play out in the media. Imminent strike. Employees demand higher wages. …
US: Proposed new obligation for large US employers to report pay information
A rule recently proposed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeks to expand the scope of information that US employers with over 100 …
Singapore: Important changes to administrative requirements for employers and Central Provident Fund contributions
Many significant changes to the employment landscape were announced in 2015 and are due to take effect this year. From 1 April 2016, the Employment …
Korea: Proposed changes to employment law
In September 2015, the Park administration introduced several amendments to Korean labour laws. The proposals have not yet been voted on and are being …
Japan: Non-renewal of fixed-term employment contract not justified by redundancy of role
Generally, when fixed-term employees have been continuously employed by the same employer for a number of years and the fixed-term contract has undergone …
Hong Kong: Developments to look out for in 2016
Two important Ordinances came into effect at the turn of the year, while two EOC reports suggest that discrimination law reform is likely to be on the …
Germany: Reforms to temporary agency work law and company pensions
The last few months saw legislative progress in two areas: temporary agency work and company pensions. The German Federal Ministry of Labour presented …
Europe: Developments in EU laws on trade secrets and data protection
The European Parliament and EU Council have agreed the terms of a Trade Secrets Directive that aims to harmonise the definition and protection of trade …
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