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UK: Supreme Court rules that negotiating damages will not be available for breach of employment covenants in most cases
Negotiating damages (or 'Wrotham Park' damages) are damages for such amount as would notionally have been agreed between the parties, acting reasonably, …
UK: The gender pay gap deadline has passed - what next for employers?
The deadline for larger employers to publish their gender pay gap reports passed on 4 April 2018, with around 1500 employers in default. The Equality and …
UK: Unilateral variation to terms may not be effective even where employees continue to work without expressly reserving their position
Employers wishing to change terms of employment should bear in mind that imposing a change unilaterally may not be effective even if the change is of …
Australia: Bargaining under the Fair Work Act - our 2018 edition
This week we launch the 2018 edition of Bargaining under the Fair Work Act and highlight findings from our recent Australian bargaining survey. Click …
Australia: Employment Taxes Update - April 2018
Our colleagues at Greenwoods + Herbert Smith Freehills have published their April update on Employment Taxes. Click here to discover more.
UK: scope of duty of care when writing reference with opinion based on earlier investigation
Employers will welcome a High Court ruling in Hincks v Sense Network that the duty of care to an ex-employee, when giving a reference detailing opinions …
Australia: Queensland notifies Labour Hire Licensing Regulation
The Labour Hire Licensing Regulation 2018 (Qld) was notified Friday, 6 April 2018. Key matters addressed in the Regulation are: exclusions from the …
UK: consultation on parental bereavement leave and pay
The Government is supporting a private member's bill which, subject to Parliamentary approval, will require the Secretary of State to introduce …
UK: April 2018 changes to statutory benefits, tribunal compensation, minimum wage
From 6 April 2018, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award increases from £80,541 to £83,682 and the cap on weekly pay (used to calculate …
APAC: Managing Employee Personal Information Part 2
We continue our review of the different obligations employers have around the region in relation to collecting, using and storing employee data by …
South Korea: Compliance Check- Working Hours
The National Assembly has approved amendments to the Labour Standards Act to reduce the total working hours over a 7 day period from 68 hours to 52 …
India: Maharashtra Adopts Model Shop and Establishments Legislation
By way of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017, the state of Maharashtra has adopted the Central Government's model legislation intended to …
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