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UK: US Privacy Shield on data transfer approved; employers relying on Safe Harbour should review their position without delay
The European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision approving the Privacy Shield framework for the transfer of personal data to the US, and the …
UK: Gender pay gap reporting regulations delayed, first data snapshot likely to be brought forward
The Government Equality Office has confirmed that the final gender pay reporting regulations (discussed here) are unlikely to be brought into force in …
UK: Updates to the GC100 and investor group guidance on remuneration reporting
The GC100 and Investor Group has published a revised version of its guidance on directors’ remuneration reports and policies, which all UK incorporated …
Asia: Mutual separations and exiting employees
HR practitioners and in-house counsel have often had to think about mutual separations as a way to 'exit' employees. This month, we take a look at some …
Hong Kong: Health and Safety - subcontracting liability
The recent decision of the Court of Appeal (CoA), in the case of Lam Pak Keung v Ip Tsz Keung & Others (the Lam Pak Keung case) [CACV 151/2015] …
Singapore: Compliance check - contract workers
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower has recently issued new guidelines in relation to contract workers as part of the drive to protect such workers from …
Singapore: Employment claims tribunal to be established by April 2017
Following the passage of legislation on 16 August 2016, the new Employment Claims Tribunal (ECT) will commence hearing salary-related disputes between …
Malaysia: Punitive damages in unfair dismissal cases
What happens when an employer dismisses an employee on the grounds of redundancy, but is later unable to prove that there was a genuine redundancy in …
Australia: One size plaster cast does not fit all - Navigating the pitfalls of dismissing an injured or incapacitated worker
In brief Many employers will, at some point, be faced with the difficult task of terminating the employment of an employee who has been absent from …
UK: Executive Remuneration Working Group Final Report
The Executive Remuneration Working Group has now published its Final Report, building on its Interim Report which we covered in our bulletin here. The …
Australia: The right to vote - casual academics and enterprise bargaining
Two recent decisions have provided some important guidance on the obligation for employers to include, or not include, casual employees in enterprise …
Australia: When must an employer’s premises be available for union meetings?
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has held that union officials have no right to enter employers premises to hold discussions with employees before their …
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