Employment Notes

UK: Court of Appeal rules that general workforce consultation is not mandatory for small-scale redundancies, overruling EAT

UK: European Court of Justice ruling on collective redundancies threshold raises doubts over UK approach

UK: first Court of Appeal ruling on territorial scope of collective redundancy consultation duty

The Court of Appeal has ruled on the territorial scope of the duty to inform and consult on collective redundancies at an establishment. The duty applies …

China: How to Approach Employee Dismissals

Under PRC law, an employment contract can be terminated in three main ways, namely resignation by the employee, unilateral termination by the employer, …

France: The Loi Travail - Briefing 4

This briefing summarises the Macron reforms in relation to the introduction of a new codified right to make collective terminations by agreement (outside …

France: The Loi Travail - Briefing 3

This briefing summarises the Macron reforms in relation to the simplification of redundancy processes: limiting the economic difficulties test to the …

France: The Loi Travail - Introduction

One of Emmanuel Macron's key campaign promises was the reform of laws relating to employees partly, in order to help French companies respond in a more …

UK: Employees overseas - territorial scope of collective redundancy obligations

The EAT has confirmed that the obligation to consult about collective redundancies applies where the employees assigned to an establishment have a …

UK: Compensation awards could increase following change in calculation of a week's pay

The EAT in University of Sunderland v Drossou has decided that, contrary to previous practice, employer pension contributions should be included in the …

China: Guidance on what a "major change in objective circumstances" means

A recent judicial interpretation (Interpretation) issued jointly by the Supreme People's Court and the Labour Dispute Arbitration Committee in Beijing …

Asia: The Role of Unions

Unions are becoming increasingly prevalent across Asia. Here we take a look at which aspects of the employment relationship unions may be involved in …

Singapore: Mandatory retrenchment notifications from 1 January 2017

From 1 January 2017, employers will be required to notify the Ministry of Manpower of certain retrenchments. Employers should take note of this mandatory …