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Asia Comparative Article: Transfer of Business/Undertaking
This month in our comparative table here, we consider the legal obligations on employers considering a transfer of business/undertaking, focussing …
Malaysia: Proposed changes to the Industrial Relations Act 1967
Malaysia's Ministry of Human Resources has recently proposed amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ("IRA") which, if introduced, would result …
Hong Kong: Unpaid internship or illegal work?
Unpaid internships are often seen as a way of providing valuable industry experience to students. However, there has been an increasing global focus on …
UK: revised Code on right to work checks, consultation on national minimum wage rules, age discrimination guide
The Home Office has published a revised Code of Practice on preventing illegal working, which reflects the ability for employers to check certain …
UK: allegation of defamation can be protected whistleblowing disclosure
The EAT in Ibrahim v HCA International has confirmed that an employee's disclosure complaining of false rumours circulating about him was an allegation …
UK: proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees who are pregnant or returning from maternity leave
The Government has published a consultation until 5 April 2019 on proposals to extend the current period of protection for women on maternity leave …
UK: new requirements for payslips for workers from April 2019
The rules regarding payslips are due to change on 6 April 2019. Itemised payslips will have to be given to 'workers' as well as employees, and include …
UK: further gender pay gap reporting guidance but no imminent change to requirements
As the second deadline for reports approaches, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has published a report urging employers to accompany their …
UK: Disability discrimination: rulings on unfavourable treatment and PHI benefits
The Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Appeal decision that treatment of a disabled employee which is advantageous (permitting ill health early …
UK: first Court of Appeal ruling on territorial scope of collective redundancy consultation duty
The Court of Appeal has ruled on the territorial scope of the duty to inform and consult on collective redundancies at an establishment. The duty applies …
UK: rulings on worker status in gig economy
The Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT's ruling in Uber BV v Aslam that Uber drivers were workers on the basis that the written documentation seeking …
UK: employment law and migration on a deal/no-deal Brexit
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of publications providing a slightly clearer picture of the employment and immigration consequences of a Brexit …
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