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UK: New publications
BIS has published Guidance for employers on whistleblowing, available here. It contains recommendations for writing and promoting whistleblowing …
UK: Appeal news - collective redundancies, tribunal fees
The ECJ has confirmed that it will deliver its ruling on the UK trigger for collective redundancy consultation in the Woolworths case on 30 April 2015 …
UK: Harassment - potential liability for damages to indirect victim
An employer could be vicariously liable under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 for harm caused by an employee harassing a colleague, including …
UK: TUPE - SPC despite service being provided to more than one client
The EAT has ruled that there can theoretically be a change of service provider covered by TUPE even where the service is provided to more than one client …
UK: Disability - type 2 diabetes controlled by abstention from sugary drinks is not disability, according to EAT
Type 2 diabetes is not necessarily a disability for employment purposes, according to the EAT. A claimant did not satisfy the definition of disability …
UK: Duty to make reasonable adjustments: employers not fixed with constructive knowledge of disability provided took reasonable steps to investigate
An employer's failure to investigate discrepancies in an occupational health report (which found no disability) will not necessarily fix it with …
UK: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 - mandatory gender pay gap reports and zero hours contracts
The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Bill also received Royal Assent on 26 March, though commencement orders will be needed to bring the …
UK: Legislative changes October 2015 - tribunal recommendations and NMW
The Deregulation Act 2015, given Royal Assent on 26 March, removes the current power of employment tribunals to make wider recommendations for the …
UK: Legislative changes April 2015 - family-related leave, rates, Acas Code
The new shared parental leave and pay regime came into operation on 5 April 2015 (applying to parents of children expected to be born, or placed for …
Asia: Discrimination and equal opportunity rules table
We compare the discrimination and equal opportunity rules in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, …
Australia: Unpaid internship obligations underlined
A recent Federal Circuit Court decision is a timely reminder that Australian law does not recognise unpaid internships. Background The Federal Circuit …
PRC: Draft Rules issued on employee redundancy
Employee redundancies have become more common in recent times. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has issued the …
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