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Qatar: Wage protection law approved
In February 2015, Qatar approved a law making it mandatory for private companies to remunerate employees directly through authorised banks. The law is …
Germany: Need for review of terms with subcontractors and service providers in light of potential minimum wage liability
As of January 2015, a statutory minimum wage has been implemented in Germany. According to the new German legislation, companies can also be liable for …
UK: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 - mandatory gender pay gap reports and zero hours contracts
The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Bill also received Royal Assent on 26 March, though commencement orders will be needed to bring the …
UK: Legislative changes October 2015 - tribunal recommendations and NMW
The Deregulation Act 2015, given Royal Assent on 26 March, removes the current power of employment tribunals to make wider recommendations for the …
UK: Disability discrimination - automatic non-payment of bonus to employees with absence warning was unlawful
Employers should review bonus or other schemes designed to reward good attendance levels, to assess whether any discriminatory affect against disabled …
Hong Kong: Second minimum wage increase
On 16 January 2015, the Chief Executive in Council gazetted a legal notice to increase the statutory minimum wage in Hong Kong for the second time. Hong …
Asia: Comparing employment laws across the region
We asked our lawyers to tell us three need-to-know employment law facts in Singapore, Hong Kong, PRC, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and Japan. The …
UK: Remuneration - deduction of training costs from final salary payment on termination could lead to breach of national minimum wage regulations
Deductions from a final salary payment to repay training costs can only be ignored when calculating whether the employee has received the national …
UK: Executive remuneration and share plans
Following a busy year for executive remuneration and share plans, this briefing sets out an overview of some of the most topical issues that we are …
UK: High earners reporting for limited licence/limited activity IFPRU firms: action required by 10 November
Limited licence/limited activity firms subject to the requirements of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) will have received email correspondence …
UK: The EBA clamp-down on role-based allowances: behind the headlines
As has been widely reported, the European Banking Authority has stated that many role-based allowances should now be treated as variable remuneration, …
UAE: Obligation on Dubai employers to provide health insurance
Employers in Dubai must now provide health insurance for all employees. This brings the position in Dubai in line with that of Abu Dhabi. The Health …
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