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Hong Kong: Consultation on standard working hours proposals and recommendations for discrimination law reform
The Standard Working Hours Committee has released a discussion paper for public comment on policy options for regulating working hours in Hong Kong. …
Germany: Changes to maternity rights
Recently, the German Federal Cabinet approved the draft law which provides for new regulations on maternity protection. The reform will become effective …
Europe: Developments in EU laws on trade secrets and data protection
The Trade Secrets Directive was passed by the Council of Europe on 27 May 2016. It will come into force 20 days after its publication in the EU …
Australia: The challenge of reducing labour costs in the resources sector
Low commodity prices look like they will continue to challenge Australia's resources sector for some time to come. Many operations conceived during the …
UK: Trade Union Act 2016 heralds significant reform to industrial action law
On 4 May 2016 the Trade Union Bill received Royal Assent. The Trade Union Act 2016 is expected to come into force by early July 2016 and will make …
UK: Date for appeal hearing on holiday pay
The appeal in the holiday pay case Lock v British Gas Trading has been listed to be heard by the Court of Appeal sooner than expected, floating over 11 …
EU referendum
With the EU Referendum date looming, employers will be considering the potential impact of an exit from the EU. From an employment law perspective, …
UK: New resources - apprentices, minimum wages, earnings attachments, sex discrimination
Acas has published a guide to help employers manage and support apprentices and young workers, and a guide to help combat sex discrimination in the …
UK: Herbert Smith Freehills global survey reveals labour is both driver and challenge for cross-border M&A
Labour and employment law issues are a significant factor for cross-border deals, according to Herbert Smith Freehills’ new M&A report, ‘Beyond …
UK: Restrictive covenants - BIS call for evidence; EAT ruling confirms unreasonable restraints cannot be bought
As part of an initiative to develop a National Innovation Plan to help make Britain the most attractive place in Europe to start up new businesses, the …
UK: TUPE can apply to part of service split along functional lines
The EAT has confirmed that, where a service being provided by a transferor is split along functional lines, with two separate activities carried out by …
UK: Unfair dismissal - "taking a sickie" is gross misconduct
An employer can fairly dismiss for gross misconduct where it has a genuine and reasonable belief (after reasonable investigation) that an employee has …
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