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Australia: Are there broad lessons for Australia from overseas WR arrangements?
“Beyond their advantages in providing lessons about parts of the WR system and any of its flaws, are there broad lessons for Australia from overseas WR …
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 …
UK: Unfair dismissal - caution needed when relying on composite reasons for dismissal
Where an employer relies on more than one incident cumulatively to justify dismissal, the tribunal must assess whether dismissal was within the range of …
UK: Fit for Work - employer guidance recommends review of sickness policies
The DWP has published guidance notes on the new Fit for Work scheme being phased in over 2015, recommending that employers update their sickness absence …
UK: Unfair dismissal - 'virtual' employee teleworking from overseas for UK business can bring claim here
Employers should bear in mind the scope for employees working abroad to bring claims here, even where it has been the employee's choice to …
UK: Jurisdiction - scope for suing non-EU employers in UK extended by recast Brussels Regulation
The recast Brussels Regulation introduced significant changes to the EU rules on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments for proceedings from 10 …
UK: Pro-employer ECJ Advocate General opinion on test for collective redundancies consultation
A year ago the Court of Appeal referred to the European Court of Justice the case of USDAW v Woolworths on the trigger for collective redundancy …
US: Supreme Court considers accommodations for pregnant employees
The US Supreme Court has heard oral argument on the question of whether, and in what circumstances, an employer providing work accommodations to …
Spain: New legislation to promote employment
In December 2014 the Spanish Government approved the Royal Decree-Law 16/2014, which regulates the Special Program for Employment Activation. The main …
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 …
Germany: Quota for women on supervisory and management boards
In December 2014, the German government adopted a legislative draft which provides for a quota for women on supervisory boards and certain …
Australia: Clarification of requirements for ‘genuine redundancy’
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has ruled on the requirements for a ‘genuine redundancy’ and the modern award consultation obligation to give …
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