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China: social insurance for inter-regional employees
Companies conducting business across China may face problems paying social insurance premiums for employees working outside the locality where the …
Asia: redundancy notifications
The current global economic slowdown has meant that companies have started to look at redundancies as a cost-saving measure. This month, we take a look …
Singapore: Compliance checks - employment passes
The Singapore government has recently raised the salary threshold for Employment Passes. Companies have been given a lead time to comply; however …
UK: Court of Appeal judgment in Lock confirms holiday pay must include results-based commission
This afternoon, the Court of Appeal released its judgment in the holiday pay case, British Gas Trading v Lock, dismissing the employer's appeal. It …
UK: PRA Crack-down on Buy-out awards
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its latest policy statement on remuneration, focussing on buy-out awards granted to employees who …
UK: BIS Select Committee launches Corporate Governance Inquiry
The Business, Innovation and Skills ("BIS") Select Committee announced on Friday that it is launching an inquiry into corporate governance, focussing on …
Australia: Wage trends in enterprise bargaining - latest data
The latest 'Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining' report for June-September 2016, released by the Department of Employment last week, includes some …
Asia: Working hours
Rules on working hours vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and can be tricky to implement in practice. This month, we take a look at the standard …
Taiwan: Compliance check - Taiwan's working week
Taiwan moves to enforce two days off a week for employees by legislating a five day work week. There are currently two proposals being debated by …
Australia: Reasonable notice update
A recent judgment of the District Court of South Australia has held that a term providing for termination on reasonable notice should not be implied into …
New Zealand: Employer health and safety
Employee carelessness is no defence to an employer's obligation to take all practicable steps to prevent against reasonably foreseeable risks in the …
Singapore: Preventing workplace injuries
The Singapore District Court recently heard a claim by a former employee seeking further compensation to that already provided by his employer following …
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