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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 …
Consultation on the EC proposals for a Posting of Workers Enforcement Directive
BIS has issued a call for evidence (closing on 26 July 2012) on the European Commission's proposals for a Posting of Workers Enforcement Directive, …
UK: Partners - LLP equity member may be "worker"; Lawson v Serco test on territorial jurisdiction applied to discrimination and whistleblowing claims
The EAT has ruled that a (junior) equity partner of a law firm, who was entitled to a profit-related element of remuneration and a guaranteed level of …
International secondments: legal and practical issues for companies managing overseas workers
Given the lack of specific legislation in the UAE on unfair dismissal and redundancy, expatriate employees increasingly turn to UK courts and tribunals …
UK: Unfair dismissal - Supreme Court rules on rights for international commuters based in Britain
Employees who live in Britain and commute to work abroad may have unfair dismissal rights in Britain, particularly if the employment contract is governed …
UAE: Mandatory end of service payments - what are employees entitled to on termination?
A recent ruling of the UAE Ministry of Justice has confirmed that it is not lawful for an employer to agree with its employees to avoid the end of …
Unfair dismissal: UK rights for employees abroad
The Supreme Court has ruled that teachers employed by a UK government department and working abroad in European Schools had a sufficiently close …
Unfair dismissal and discrimination: UK rights for employees abroad
Employers should not simply assume that staff working abroad will have no UK employment law rights, particularly where the rights derive from EU law and …
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