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UK: New publications - employment status review, industrial disputes report, and guidance on BYOD, tax-free childcare and surveillance
BIS has launched an employment review intended to "help clarify and potentially strengthen the employment status of up to a million British …
USA: Recent developments in US legislation on modern slavery
The recent introduction of the Federal Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Bill (H.R. 4842) on 11 June 2014 (the “Bill”) is the …
China: Labour dispatch implementing rules issued in Shanghai
Shanghai-based companies needing to reduce their reliance on dispatched workers have until 31 October 2014 to formulate and submit reduction plans. …
UK: New publications
HMRC has updated guidance on IR35 concerning the use of intermediaries such as personal service companies.
UK: Legislative reform - whistleblowing, zero hours and other changes
Following proposals outlined in the Queen's Speech, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill has now been published. It includes the …
Spain: Government implements National Youth Guarantee System
Last Friday, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 8/2014, of 4 July, that approves urgent measures for growth, competitiveness and …
UK: Queen's Speech - employment law measures
The Queen's Speech on 4 June 2014 included a number of employment proposals. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will include measures to …
UK: Supreme Court determines that members of Limited Liability Partnerships are "workers" and therefore able to bring whistleblowing claims
The Supreme Court has today handed down its much anticipated decision in Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof. In overturning the …
UK: Finance Bill 2014: dual contracts and use of intermediaries
The 2014 Budget contained various anti-avoidance measures – see our tax group's briefing here. An important change for multi-national businesses is …
Japan: New rules for dispatch workers
In Japan, arrangements whereby workers are sent by one company to work under the supervision and direction of another company are generally prohibited …
China: New Labour Dispatch Regulations
New Provisional Regulations on Labour Dispatch were issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on 24 January 2014. Labour dispatch …
UK: Agency workers - meaning of "temporary"
Workers supplied by an agency on an open-ended basis, rather than for a fixed term, are not covered by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 as these apply …
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