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UK: Employees overseas - territorial scope of collective redundancy obligations
The EAT has confirmed that the obligation to consult about collective redundancies applies where the employees assigned to an establishment have a …
UK: Employees overseas - need for caution in using standard employment contracts
The fact that an employee working overseas is on an employment contract governed by English law is a relevant factor in determining whether he can bring …
UK: Compensation awards could increase following change in calculation of a week's pay
The EAT in University of Sunderland v Drossou has decided that, contrary to previous practice, employer pension contributions should be included in the …
UK: Restrictive covenants - non-competes should not prevent minority shareholdings; non-solicits should usually only apply to individuals with whom the employee dealt
Employers should check that their template restrictive covenants prohibiting being directly or indirectly engaged or 'concerned' or 'interested in' …
UK: Whistleblowing - an employee can bring a detriment claim against colleagues for their actions in dismissing him
The EAT in International Petroleum Ltd v Osipov has made clear that an employee can bring a whistleblowing detriment claim against a fellow worker in …
UK: Whistleblowing - Court of Appeal rules on meaning of 'public interest'
Employers should not assume that the disclosure of an alleged breach of employment contract will necessarily be outside the scope of whistleblowing …
UK: Statutory holiday pay must take account of voluntary overtime
The EAT has upheld first instance tribunal decisions that the calculation of statutory holiday pay (for the 4 weeks' EU-derived holiday) should reflect …
Philippines: Compliance Check - Contracting and subcontracting
The Philippines Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") introduced guidelines earlier this year on the prohibition of "labor-only" contracting (ie …
Hong Kong: Legislative Council to consider reinstatement remedy for unfair dismissal claims
On 25 April 2017, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2017 was introduced for first reading in the Legislative Council. This Bill follows a similar Bill …
Japan: 45 hour overtime cap proposed
On 5 June 2017, the committee deliberating on the proposal to cap overtime made a written submission to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare …
China: Guidance on what a "major change in objective circumstances" means
A recent judicial interpretation (Interpretation) issued jointly by the Supreme People's Court and the Labour Dispute Arbitration Committee in Beijing …
UK: Queen's Speech and Brexit developments
The Queen's Speech on 21 June 2017 set out the government's programme for the next two years and was inevitably dominated by Brexit-related legislation. …
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