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Thailand: Test for employment relationship
Employers may sometimes try to avoid statutory obligations under Thai labour law by entering into contractor agreements instead of employment agreements. …
Spain: Consolidation of labour law
On 23 October 2015, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved Legislative Royal Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, which approves the amended Spanish Workers' …
Singapore: Responding to mass resignations
In a recent decision, the Singapore High Court (SGHC) declined to grant a "springboard injunction" to an employer who sought to prevent a number of its …
Japan: Worker Dispatch Act amended
A number of amendments to the Worker Dispatch Act were passed by the Japanese Diet on 11 September 2015. Key amendments are as follows: For dispatches …
Indonesia: New ministerial regulation on requirements for employment expatriates
On 23 October 2015, the Ministry of Manpower issued a new ministerial regulation (No. 35 of 2015) which amends and clarifies certain requirements under …
Germany: Facilitated entry for asylum seekers to the German employment market
In the light of increased numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Germany, legal acts have been issued over the last few years to facilitate entry into the …
China: Draft implementation regulations on work safety law issued
In response to the frequent and often disastrous work-related accidents (the devastating explosion in Tianjin Port is a recent example), the government …
Europe: European Court of Justice declares US Safe Harbour invalid
The EU Data Protection Directive imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the EU, with transfers permitted only if the relevant …
UK: New resources
BIS guide for employers on zero-hours contracts. The Government has also published draft regulations to provide remedies to those on zero hours …
UK: Financial services: consultation on regulatory references and planned extension of Senior Managers Regime
The FCA and PRA are consulting until 7 December on proposed changes to the way relevant firms seek and provide references for candidates of certain …
UK: Government proposed reforms - equal pay, diversity, picketing and employment agencies
Consultation over the Government's plan to require larger companies to publish pay information showing whether there is a gender pay gap closed in …
UK: Statutory holiday - recalculation of entitlement to reflect change to hours need not be retrospective
The ECJ has confirmed that, when a worker increases their hours during the leave year, the statutory leave entitlement going forward must be recalculated …
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