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Newswire 25/01/2023

Singapore Employment Update

The employment law world continues to see considerable developments. Most drastically is a proposed change to completely disallow non-competes by the US. This is putting it simply. The complexities tie...

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Newswire 21/01/2023

Netherlands Update: What is the value of an employer’s statement?

Every employer has had to deal with an employee who needs an employer's statement. Many employers fill in the form neatly – after all, you help your employee wherever possible....

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Newswire 20/01/2023

THE AMENDED NEW JERSEY WARN ACT

On January 10, 2023, Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4768, which gives permanent effect to sweeping amendments previously enacted to New Jersey’s WARN Act (“NJ WARN”) [1]. Originally slated to...

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Newswire 19/01/2023

Legality of voluntary resignations in India

Amazon’s voluntary separation program In November 2022, Amazon initiated a voluntary separation program (“VSP”) which allowed eligible employees to resign voluntarily from employment in exchange for specific severance benefits, including twenty-two (22)...

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Newswire 10/01/2023

Mexico Employment Law Update: Reform on the increase of vacation days

On December 27, 2022, the decree amending articles 76 and 78 of the Federal Labor Law on vacations was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. Below you will...

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Newswire 10/01/2023

US Labor Law Update: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED NON-COMPETE CLAUSE RULE

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to prohibit employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers and require employers to rescind existing...

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Newswire 09/01/2023

Criminal Liability for Corporations under Indonesia’s New Criminal Code

Indonesia recently unveiled its new Criminal Code (Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana or “KUHP”). This article looks specifically at how the new KUHP affects corporations in Indonesia and key provisions of which...

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Newswire 05/01/2023

Switzerland Update: Home office and international part-time employees – a dangerous mixture?

The special regulation for employees working from home introduced due to the corona pandemic has been extended until 30 June 2023. After that, the 25% limit will probably apply again....

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Newswire 05/01/2023

UK Update: Dismissal for ‘No jab, No job’ policy was fair

Several interesting employment-related cases have arisen from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Employment Tribunal decision in Dimitrova & others v Barchester Healthcare Ltd is particularly insightful as it is one of the first...

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