Employment Notes
Tag: illness and injury
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Australia: Workplace violence and red collar crime: Is it more threatening than you think?
Workplace violence is a significant and ongoing risk that employers should be alive to because it affects employee health, safety and wellbeing, which in …
Australia: The current position on industrial manslaughter by state and territory
We are witnessing a clear escalation in regulatory activity across Australia, most recently and very topical is the new Industrial Manslaughter (IM) …
Hong Kong: Legislative Council to consider reinstatement remedy for unfair dismissal claims
On 25 April 2017, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2017 was introduced for first reading in the Legislative Council. This Bill follows a similar Bill …
Singapore: Illegal workers - High Court holds employer liable for injuries to illegal worker
In Md Shohel Md Khobir Uddin v Chen Yongbiao and another [2017] SGHC 109, the Singapore High Court (SGHC) awarded an individual working illegally 80% of …
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 …
UK: New publications - ACAS guidance - productivity, terminal illness, dress codes, gender pay gap reports
Acas has issued guidance for line managers to help run effective teams and on dealing with life-threatening conditions at work, and has updated its dress …
Australia: One size plaster cast does not fit all - Navigating the pitfalls of dismissing an injured or incapacitated worker
In brief Many employers will, at some point, be faced with the difficult task of terminating the employment of an employee who has been absent from …
UK: New resources on human rights, terminal illness, database of tribunal decisions
The EHRC has published guidance for board directors on business and human rights. The TUC has launched a Dying to Work campaign, seeking better …
Japan: Employers to offer stress checks to workers
From December 2015 amendments to Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Act will require employers regularly employing 50 workers or more to offer an …
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 …
Australia: Employment Insight - Managing ill, injured and chronically absent employees – a robust approach
In brief Managing ill, injured and chronically absent employees is one of the greatest challenges for employers. In every case, human resources …
Hong Kong: The law relating to termination of employment contracts
Subject to certain exceptions, employers and employees in Hong Kong may terminate their employment relationship by providing the other with requisite …
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