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UK: Changing terms and conditions - need for acceptance and consideration
Employers wishing to change an employee's terms and conditions need to establish both the employee's agreement to the change, and that consideration has …
UK: Redundancy - preferential treatment required for employee on maternity leave where roles restructured
Where an employer decides to replace two roles, one of which is currently held by an employee on maternity (or other family-related) leave, with a new …
UK: Statutory holiday pay - no appeal over ruling on retrospective claims
In last month's e-bulletin we reported the landmark EAT judgment in Bear Scotland v Fulton that pay for the 4 weeks' EU statutory holiday …
Asia Pacific: Paying out of accrued annual leave
Where there has been a transfer of employment, we compare the rules in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in relation to what …
Hong Kong: Labour Tribunal's exclusive jurisiction averted by separate commission agreement
A recent Hong Kong case has highlighted the important point that the Labour Tribunal's exclusive jurisdiction does not extend to dealing with matters …
Singapore: Breach of confidentiality and confidence claim
This case revolves around Four Ex-Employees leaving the claimant company, Clearlab SG Pte Ltd ("Clearlab") and joining a rival company, Aquilus Lens …
Australia: Employee investigation reports not always privileged
A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court serves as an important reminder for employers to ensure that lawyers are properly engaged and that …
Japan: Record pay out for power harassment and overwork claim
On 4 November 2014, the Tokyo District Court awarded JPY 58 million to the aggrieved family members of a young employee who committed suicide. The Court …
France: Law requiring employees to be informed two months in advance of an intention to sell shares or assets in small and mid-size companies (Loi ESS – 31 July 2014)
Following our earlier post on the controversial Law of 31 July 2014, setting out an obligation for small and mid-size companies to inform employees in …
France: The end of the risk of imprisonment for breaches of obligations towards the works council?
Current regime for breach of obligations towards the works council (and other employee representatives) In France, failure to respect obligations in …
Podcast: Data protection laws - Impact on employers (Pan-European Perspective)
To register to listen to the recording or download as a podcast please contact Jane Webber who will send you confirmation of your log-in details. …
UK: New publications - employment status review, industrial disputes report, and guidance on BYOD, tax-free childcare and surveillance
BIS has launched an employment review intended to "help clarify and potentially strengthen the employment status of up to a million British …
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