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Myanmar: New investment law
The Myanmar legislature enacted the Myanmar Investment Law (the "MIL") late last year. The MIL repealed the 2012 Foreign Investment Law (the "FIL"). In …
Singapore: Illegal workers - High Court holds employer liable for injuries to illegal worker
In Md Shohel Md Khobir Uddin v Chen Yongbiao and another [2017] SGHC 109, the Singapore High Court (SGHC) awarded an individual working illegally 80% of …
Brexit Blog launches with Brexit Q&A
As formal Brexit negotiations have now started, Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of its new Brexit Notes blog, where you will …
UK: Gender Pay Gap - The government's reporting website so far
Employers currently engaged in preparing their gender pay gap reports may be interested to view the gender pay gap data uploaded onto the government …
UK: Dress codes - Governmental report on female office dress codes
At the end of April the government published its response to the House of Commons Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee joint report on …
UK: Legislation - Employment law reform proposals during the Summer 2017 General Election
The main parties' manifestos for the general election all contained numerous proposed employment law reforms, the Conservatives promising "the greatest …
UK: Disciplinary hearings- nominal damages for refusal of an unsuitable companion
Employers will welcome a tribunal decision that damages for failure to allow a chosen companion at a disciplinary hearing should be nominal where the …
UK: Unfair dismissal - poor attitude towards organisational change could justify gross misconduct dismissal
The Court of Appeal has upheld a tribunal ruling that deliberate resistance by a manager asked to implement organisational change was gross misconduct. …
UK: Salary - Supreme Court rules on calculation of daily pay rate
Employers should set out in the employment contract how the daily rate of pay of an employee on an annual salary is to be calculated for various …
UK: Redundancy - EAT rules on selecting for a reduced number of roles
The EAT's decision in Green v London Borough of Barking & Dagenham highlights the need for employers to ensure they adopt a fair process on a …
UK: Redundancy - EAT rules on approach to suitable alternatives
Employers considering withholding a statutory redundancy payment, on the ground that they have offered a suitable alternative job which has been refused, …
UK: Whistleblowing - new rules for UK branches of foreign banks and insurers
The FCA and PRA have recently published new rules on whistleblowing procedures for UK branches of foreign banks and insurers, which will apply from …
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