Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month covers:
- the changes to labour laws in Karnataka, in India, to help ease the burden on employers and attract new investment;
- our Compliance Check, which considers the updated requirements for safe measures in the workplace in Singapore;
- an article on employer obligations in relation to sexual harassment in the PRC;
- the case of Xu Yi Jun v GF Capital (Hong Kong) Ltd [2020] HKCA 663 when the Court of Appeal grapples with forfeiture of guaranteed bonus payments in Hong Kong, and
- our Asia Comparative Article which compares the use of electronic signatures in Singapore, Hong Kong, PRC, Indonesia and Thailand.
For our Mandarin speaking clients, Gillian Miao will be hosting a Mandarin language webinar on key employment laws in the PRC. To register, please email Maggie Lip at maggie.lip@hsf.com
We also hosted a webinar on the Future of Work & Age Discrimination, you can access the recording here.
As always, do reach out if we can assist with your employment law issues across the region.
Disclaimer
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has a Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with Singapore law firm Prolegis LLC, which provides clients with access to Singapore law advice from Prolegis. The FLA in the name of Herbert Smith Freehills Prolegis allows the two firms to deliver a complementary and seamless legal service.