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Indonesia: New ministerial regulation on requirements for employment expatriates
On 23 October 2015, the Ministry of Manpower issued a new ministerial regulation (No. 35 of 2015) which amends and clarifies certain requirements under …
UK: Anti-suit injunctions - Court of Appeal rules that EU jurisdiction rules should prevail over US exclusive jurisdiction clause
The Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial High Court ruling (summarised in our blog post here) concerning the enforcement of non-EU exclusive …
UK: Court of Appeal due to consider whether US exclusive jurisdiction clause or EU jurisdiction rules should prevail
The Court of Appeal is due to consider whether a UK-domiciled employee's right under EU rules to be sued only in the UK should be given precedence over …
UK: Peripatetic employee based abroad not entitled to bring statutory UK employment claims despite work here
Spending more time in England than any other country does not necessarily mean that a peripatetic employee can claim unfair dismissal here; the key …
UK: Employment law proposals in Queen's Speech
The Queen's Speech on 27 May included a number of employment law reforms: Unionised employers will welcome proposals to require a higher turnout of …
Updated HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers
We have recently updated our multi-jurisdictional guide discussing potential employee issues in business transfers (first published in October 2013). The …
Indonesia: Non-resident directors and work permits
An interesting question in Indonesia is whether non-resident directors and commissioners need to obtain work permits. Our team takes a look. Do …
UK: State and diplomatic immunity - Court of Appeal rules on employment claims
The Court of Appeal has held that foreign staff employed at embassies in the UK could bring race discrimination and holiday pay claims; it considered …
UK: Unfair dismissal - 'virtual' employee teleworking from overseas for UK business can bring claim here
Employers should bear in mind the scope for employees working abroad to bring claims here, even where it has been the employee's choice to …
UK: Jurisdiction - scope for suing non-EU employers in UK extended by recast Brussels Regulation
The recast Brussels Regulation introduced significant changes to the EU rules on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments for proceedings from 10 …
Indonesia: Expatriates may be required to pass language proficiency tests
New language requirements for expatriates are expected to come into force in around February/March 2015. The Minister of Manpower and Transmigration …
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 …
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Steve Bell
Managing Partner - Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety (Australia, Asia), Melbourne
Emma Rohsler
Regional Head of Practice (EMEA) - Employment Pensions and Incentives, Paris
