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Australia: How do you compensate sexual harassment?
In brief Last week, the Full Court of the Federal Court significantly increased the damages which an employer was required to pay to an employee who …
Australia: Dealing with picketing: the changing landscape
In brief Pickets can have swift and harmful ramifications for the target business. Because of this, they are likely to remain an industrial tactic, …
Australia: Federal Court clarifies 'no further claims' clause in Toyota decision
In brief The Full Court of the Federal Court has today confirmed that a 'no further claims' clause in an enterprise agreement does not prevent an …
UK: Directors' remuneration reports - key themes to emerge
We are now through the bulk of the first season in which directors' pay policies have been put to a binding shareholder vote. We thought this an …
USA: Developments in whistleblower employee protections
The last several months have seen several important developments related to whistleblower employee protections in the United States. In March 2014, …
UK: Risks of breaching reasonable expectations of pension scheme members
The High Court has held that an employer breached its duty of good faith to its pension scheme members by proposing changes that ‘confounded’ their …
Spain: Bill amending Personal Income Tax and other tax regulations
A Bill published in the Spanish Official Gazette on 20 June 2014 is currently being negotiated and discussed by Spanish Congress. The Bill will amend …
Singapore: Restrictive covenants & trade secrets
In a recent decision, the High Court in Lek Gwee Noi v Humming Flowers & Gifts Pte Ltd [2014] SGHC 64 considered whether a restraint of trade clause …
Japan: No pay for overtime
As part of Shinzo Abe’s economic reform, there has been heated debate in Japan over the introduction of an amendment law to extend the categories of …
China: Managers unable to claim against employers for failure to enter into a written labour contract
Recent developments clarify that managers may not be able to claim compensation from their employers in the same way as other employees. Employers in …
France: Obligations to disclose details of directors’ remuneration – SA companies
New rules are in force in France to require larger employers to provide a database to the French Works Council in order to effectively consult on the …
UK: New publications
HMRC has updated guidance on IR35 concerning the use of intermediaries such as personal service companies.
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