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Newswire 12/09/2022

Singapore Update: Topline Issues – Employment (September 2022)

There have been important developments in the past 6 months or so (e.g. restoration of the Fair Consideration Framework (“FCF”) job advertising duration from 28 to 14 days, introduction of...

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Newswire 18/08/2022

Thailand Considers New Labor Law on Work-from-Home Arrangements

During the COVID-19 crisis, the Thai government asked employers to allow their employees to work from home to prevent infections in the workplace. Working from home subsequently became the norm...

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Newswire 16/08/2022

Finland Employment law Update: Legislative reforms in 2022

The year 2022 has included several significant legislative reforms in the field of employment law. Now is the time to look at some of these legislative changes that are coming...

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Newswire 15/08/2022

Indonesia’s OJK Introduces New Regulation on IT-Based Co-Financing Services

(12 August 2022) Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or “OJK”) has issued a new regulation on information technology-based co-financing services, which include peer-to-peer (“P2P”) lending. This new regulation seeks...

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Newswire 11/08/2022

New Zealand Update: ANNUAL HOLIDAYS DURING 2020 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – CARTER HOLT HARVEY V E TŪ

Employment Court rules employers were not entitled to require employees to take annual holidays during the 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown. The Employment Court has ruled that Carter Holt Harvey LVL Limited (Carter Holt...

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Newswire 09/08/2022

UK Update: Top ten tips on supporting employees throughout the cancer experience

A cancer diagnosis can bring many unique challenges for an employee and their employer, and it is crucial that employers understand how best to support employees living with cancer. We...

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Newswire 05/08/2022

Canada Update: Changes to the Competition Act: What employers need to know

On June 23, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures (the “BIA”) received Royal Assent. The BIA was the subject...

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Newswire 04/08/2022

US Update: A CHANGING CLIMATE: THE RISING TIDE OF ESG LIABILITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR D&O COVERAGE

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating results...

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Newswire 03/08/2022

Netherlands Update: “Incidental overtime does not result in a new scope of work”

An employee of a flower shop will be employed on 1 April 2020 on the basis of an employment contract for 32 hours per week. Exactly in the first three...

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