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Switzerland Update: Misuse of social media by employees
Disinformation and hate speech on social media is increasingly becoming a social problem. But what should be done when employees jeopardise the employer's reputation with their behaviour on social media?...
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New Zealand update: Gate Gourmet – Were Employees At Home During Lockdown ‘Working’
The Employment Court has found that employees who remained at home during New Zealand’s Level 4 lockdown were not ‘working’ for the purposes of s 6 of the Minimum Wage...
read moreGermany Update: Vacation days in quarantine – No obligation to grant re-grant
An employee is not entitled to subsequent leave if he has had to spend vacation days in isolation due to an official quarantine order and there has not been a...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Holidays Act Review
The Government has accepted the Holidays Act Taskforce’s 22 recommendations. While the recommendations could resolve a number of thorny issues in the current Holidays Act, new issues will inevitably be...
read moreMalaysia Update: Post-Employment Restrictions: Non-Compete, Solicitation & Confidentiality
Gone were the days where employees stayed loyal only to one employer till retirement. Following the growth in living standards and education in Malaysia, employees tend to seek for better...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Vaccine Refusers Have Hopes Pricked In The Authority
The Employment Relations Authority has refused to remove a COVID-19 matter to the Employment Court, finding no important matters of law or public interest. The Applicant, a border worker at...
read moreUS Update: Employer Vaccination Policies Will Continue to Gain Momentum as DOJ Offers New Guidance and Federal Employers Impose New Vaccine Requirements
With the Delta variant on an upswing and COVID-19 vaccines widely available, more and more employers are considering implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the workplace. This is especially true...
read moreGermany Update: Employee participation in start-ups is becoming more attractive for tax purposes
Since 1 July 2021, significant parts of the new Fund Location Act (FoStoG). The law contains significant changes for the taxation of employee shareholdings. The direct participation of employees in start-ups...
read moreSignificant Upcoming Employment-Law Changes in Korea
Minimum wage set at KRW9,160/hour for 2022 On July 19, 2021 the government announced the 2022 minimum wage as KRW9,160 (approx. US$7.92) per hour. This is a KRW440 increase (roughly...
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