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UK: Employers should review holiday pay following ECJ ruling
Employers should review their approach to calculating holiday pay for employees and workers who have fixed normal hours but receive variable …
France: Employee's right to donate part of their paid holiday and RTT entitlement to a colleague with a sick child
Following the law of 9 May 2014, an employee now has the right (subject to the agreement of his employer – but in practice it may be difficult, …
UK: Supreme Court determines that members of Limited Liability Partnerships are "workers" and therefore able to bring whistleblowing claims
The Supreme Court has today handed down its much anticipated decision in Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof. In overturning the …
UK: Increase to employer penalty and revised codes re illegal working in force from 16 May
The maximum civil penalty for illegally employing adults who do not have the right to work in the UK has increased from £10,000 to £20,000 for …
South Korea: Clarifying the notification requirement
A recent amendment to the Labour Standards Act ("LSA") in South Korea clarifies an employer's obligation to provide written reasons when terminating …
Singapore: The new Protection from Harassment Bill
On 13 March 2014 the Protection from Harassment Bill 2014 ("Bill") was passed by the Singapore Parliament. The Bill seeks to provide protection from …
UK: Finance Bill 2014: dual contracts and use of intermediaries
The 2014 Budget contained various anti-avoidance measures – see our tax group's briefing here. An important change for multi-national businesses is …
Indonesia: Social security reforms
Indonesia has introduced a new regime of national social security. Under the new regime, there are two social security administrators, which are the …
China: Changes to one-child policy
China has maintained a one-child policy for more than three decades. Although intended for population control, Chinese employers have benefitted …
UK: Changes to benefits - trust and confidence breached by changes contrary to reasonable expectation
A recent pensions case has highlighted the risks inherent when communicating with employees about benefit changes. Assurances given may create …
UK: Industrial action - UK prohibition on secondary action upheld; independent review of law
Employers will welcome news that secondary industrial action, or 'sympathy strikes', remains unlawful despite the RMT's challenge before the European …
UK: Employment law reforms - changes in force from May 2014
From 6 May 2014 it became mandatory for claimants to submit to Acas an early conciliation form (or provide the details by telephone) before lodging an …
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