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The key elements of Spanish labour reform: Act 3/2012, of 6 July, of urgent measures to reform the employment market
Act 3/2012, of 6 July, of urgent measures to reform the employment market was published in the Official State Journal on 7 July, following the passing of …
Malaysia: Employment Act amendments and minimum wage
Several amendments to Malaysia’s Employment Act (EA) came into operation on 1 April 2012. Key changes include a new sexual harassment regime, the …
Singapore: Personal Data Protection Bill
The Draft Bill regulates the use, collection and disclosure of personal data by most organisations in Singapore (except those in the public sector). It …
Case law developments on outsourcing and contract labour in Indonesia and Korea
The ability to use atypical workers through outsourcing or labour hire as a device for employers to avoid employment costs and liabilities is becoming …
UK: Sanctioning directors of failed banks
On 3 July, HM Treasury published for consultation its proposals on “Sanctions for the directors of failed banks“, requesting responses by 30 …
Restraining ex-employee competition: recent cases highlight key steps for employers
Recent cases have highlighted the importance of employers ensuring that employees' contracts of employment and job descriptions are kept up to date as …
UK: Executive remuneration- government proposals
On 20 June, the Government announced its revised proposals for executive remuneration reform, discussed in our earlier post. One week later it issued …
Redundancy: reduction in FTE can be redundancy even if same number of employees
A reduction in work leading to a reduction in hours worked by employees is a redundancy situation. Overturning a previous EAT decision, the EAT has ruled …
UK: Employment law reform- collective redundancy consultation
The government is consulting until 19 September on proposals aimed at "revitalising" the collective redundancy rules. The key suggested reform is to …
UK: Employment law reform - equal pay audits
The government has announced that it is going ahead with its earlier proposal to give employment tribunals power to order pay audits where an employer is …
UK: Employment law reform - protected settlement discussions
The government has tabled an amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to provide that an offer made or discussion held with an employee …
UK: Call for evidence on the EU women on board proposals
The House of Lords EU Sub Committee on Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment has published a call for evidence on the EU women on board …
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