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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 …
India: Amendments to maternity benefit
Enhancements to maternity benefits in India under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the Act) have been in the spotlight for some time. Calls for such …
UK: Call for greater protection against pregnancy discrimination
The Women and Equalities Committee has published a report recommending a substantial reduction in the fee for women taking pregnancy-related …
UK: Consultation on caste discrimination announced
The government has announced that there will be a public consultation lasting twelve weeks on 'the issue of caste and the Equality Act 2010', and in …
UK: Consultation on changes to taxation of salary sacrifice
HMRC is consulting until 19 October 2016 on restricting the use of salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits in kind with effect from April …
UK: Consultation on draft legislation reforming taxation of termination payments
HMRC has published its response to its 2015 consultation on simplifying the taxation of termination payments, together with draft legislation for further …
UK: New publications on disability, apprenticeship, e-cigarettes, and racist abuse
The following new employment law-related resources have been published: DWP updated guidance on employing disabled people, including information on the …
UK: Limits to HR role in disciplinary investigations confirmed
Following the decision in Ramphal, a further EAT ruling has reiterated the importance of confining HR's role in disciplinary proceedings to one of advice …
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