Employment Notes

US: NYC Fair Chance Act updates challenge finance employers

Hong Kong Monetary Authority finalises principles for mandatory reference checking scheme to address “rolling bad apples” phenomenon

UK: restricting recruitment to internal 'talent pool' could be discrimination

UK: proposed changes to requirements for disclosure of criminal records

UK: gender pay gap reporting deadline passes, new guidance published

UK: pay gap reporting - yet more guidance on gender reports

Taiwan: Hiring Disabled Employees

In a bid to increase the diversity of workforces, and increase access to employment for those with disabilities, Taiwan has a quota for the number of …

Recruitment and protection of talent: a boardroom issue for pharma

Our article Recruitment and protection of talent: a boardroom issue for pharma is available on our pharma hub here. Technological advancement is key …

UK: withdrawal of job offer due to sickness absence was unlawful disability discrimination

Employers who receive a reference detailing a potential recruit's significant absence levels in their last job risk a disability discrimination claim if …

APAC: Background Checks

This month, we consider whether employers can conduct background checks by way of social media/internet searches on prospective employees, focussing on …

Hong Kong: Warning on Potentially Anti-Competitive Employment Practices

The Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") recently released an advisory bulletin indicating that it has encountered a number of situations …

UK: Disability - employers acting on wrong assumptions about medical conditions risk perceived disability discrimination claims

Employers should take extra care when considering rejecting a job applicant because of a concern that a health condition is likely to deteriorate (even …