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Taiwan: Compliance checks - changes to Labor Standards Act
On 6 December 2016, a number of amendments to the Labor Standards Act (Act), relating to rest days, national holidays, annual leave, breaks between …
UK: Working time - employers must ensure that workers can take rest breaks
Employers should review their working arrangements to ensure they allow workers to take their statutory rest breaks. Rejecting earlier conflicting EAT …
Australia: Long service leave in Western Australia - significant decision
The decision of a Full Bench of the WAIRC in Baker Hughes Australia Pty Ltd v Venier [2016] WAIRC 00843 delivered on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 is …
UK: Court of Appeal judgment in Lock confirms holiday pay must include results-based commission
This afternoon, the Court of Appeal released its judgment in the holiday pay case, British Gas Trading v Lock, dismissing the employer's appeal. It …
Asia: Working hours
Rules on working hours vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and can be tricky to implement in practice. This month, we take a look at the standard …
Taiwan: Compliance check - Taiwan's working week
Taiwan moves to enforce two days off a week for employees by legislating a five day work week. There are currently two proposals being debated by …
UK: Statutory holiday rights during garden leave/other leave and pay
The ECJ has ruled that workers placed on garden leave are not entitled under EU law to pay in lieu of unused holiday they could have taken during the …
UK: First instance rulings that statutory holiday pay must reflect voluntary overtime
A couple of first instance employment tribunal judgments have ruled that the calculation of statutory holiday pay (for the 4 weeks' EU-derived holiday) …
Hong Kong: Consultation on standard working hours proposals and recommendations for discrimination law reform
The Standard Working Hours Committee has released a discussion paper for public comment on policy options for regulating working hours in Hong Kong. …
UK: Date for appeal hearing on holiday pay
The appeal in the holiday pay case Lock v British Gas Trading has been listed to be heard by the Court of Appeal sooner than expected, floating over 11 …
UK: EAT rejects appeal on inclusion of commission in holiday pay
The EAT gave its judgment on the appeal in Lock v British Gas Trading yesterday. It upheld the tribunal's ruling that words can be written into the …
UK: European Court of Justice ruling on working time creates headache for employers of peripatetic workers
The European Court of Justice has ruled that, for peripatetic employees with no fixed or habitual workplace, time spent travelling from home to the first …
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