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Newswire – Latest Legal Articles

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Newswire 31/03/2025

Hong Kong Employment Law Update – Abolition of Set Off, Labour Tribunal Expectations and Sexual Harassment.

In this update we cover the above three topics. ABOLITION OF SET OFF As things have stood for the last 25 years, employers have been lawfully able to significantly reduce,...

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Newswire 25/03/2025

Ireland Update: Company Health Check: Are Your Statutory Sick Pay Provisions Compliant?

Are your sick pay provisions compliant? The Sick Leave Act 2022 (“The Act”) provided qualifying employees with an entitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP). The level of entitlement is being...

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Newswire 19/03/2025

Navigating Shanghai’s Changing Labor Laws: Challenges in Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

Introduction In 2025, the most concerned judicial development in the field of labor law practice is the adjustment of the adjudication standards in Shanghai on the right to terminate a...

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Newswire 10/03/2025

UK Update: AI in the Workplace: the Growing Risks to Employers and How to Manage Them

Employers are increasingly facing the reality that their staff are using AI at work. The inescapable spread of such tools brings not only tricky new challenges for employers, but new...

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Newswire 05/03/2025

Colombia Update: Enhanced Employment Stability: Legal Protections for Workers with Health Conditions in Recent Jurisprudence

The Enhanced Employment Stability Forum is a pillar in the protection of workers in vulnerable situations, especially those affected by health conditions that impact their ability to work. The jurisprudence...

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Newswire 18/02/2025

Netherlands Update: Does Start-Up Time Fall Under Working Time? The Supreme Court Gives a Definite Answer About Those Few Extra Minutes

In some professions, it is common for employers to require their employees to be present ten minutes before the start of their shift in order to carry out preparatory work....

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Newswire 12/02/2025

Indonesia Employment Update

Employment Terminations in Indonesia Require Court Decision Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has made a landmark decision amending the Manpower Law. As a result of this decision, under Article 151 paragraph 4,...

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Newswire 05/02/2025

China Update: Practical Identification and Handling Suggestions for False Reimbursement of Typical Disciplinary Violations

False reimbursement by employees in the course of their daily performance of duties is a typical disciplinary violation that is commonplace. According to the observation of the employer's rules and...

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Newswire 30/01/2025

Egypt Update: Employment and Social Insurance

On 8 April 2024, the National Wage Council (“NWC”) raised the minimum wage/salary for private sector employees to EGP 6,000 (six thousand Egyptian pounds) effective from 1th of May 2024,...

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