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Australia: Top 10 Trends in Employment and Industrial Relations - 2018
Just in time for your holiday reading, we've compiled our Top 10 Trends in employment and industrial relations in Australia for 2018. Click here to …
Australia: The federal Modern Slavery Bill becomes law
The Modern Slavery Bill 2018 (Cth) (Bill) was passed into law on 29 November 2018. It is expected to commence in January 2019. …
UK: information gathering by in-house lawyer in order to obtain external advice may not be protected by legal advice privilege
The High Court has ruled in Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd v Sandoz Ltd that an in-house lawyer’s communications with an employee of the business, who was …
UK: Law Commission consultation on employment tribunals
The Law Commission has launched a consultation on the jurisdictions of the employment tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and the civil courts in …
UK: Court of Appeal ruling on scope of protection for internal investigations
The Court of Appeal has handed down its eagerly awaited decision in The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation …
UK: No privilege for advice on how to “cloak” dismissal on basis of discrimination as dismissal for redundancy
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in X v Y Ltd has ruled that an email containing advice from an in-house lawyer was not protected by privilege due to …
Australia: Employment Taxes Update
Our colleagues at Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have released their Employment Taxes Update (April to July 2018 edition). Highlights are: …
Is there a role for ADR in employment disputes?
The Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series is a unique and ambitious initiative to inform how civil and commercial disputes are resolved in the …
Singapore: Amendments to the Singapore Employment Act
Following a public consultation on the review of the Singapore Employment Act (the "EA"), the Ministry of Manpower ("MOM") announced on 5 March 2018 that …
UK: jurisdiction clause in settlement agreement did not prevent proceedings where employee domiciled
The Commercial Court has ruled that a Dutch jurisdiction clause in a settlement agreement waiving claims on termination did not prevent an employer suing …
UK: Arbitration - its growth, practical uses and limitations in an employment law context
There is a growing appetite to resolve employment disputes by arbitration. This is the finding of the UK Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) …
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