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India Update: Occupational Safety and Health – An ever-evolving need
A safe and healthy work environment is the foundation of an efficient and decent work structure. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is an integral part of the International Labour Organization’s...
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Switzerland Update: Bonus and reservations
This year's "bonus season" is drawing to a close. Especially in a Corona year, employees are happy about a welcome extra payment or angry if the bonus was below expectations....
read moreSouth Africa Update: COVID-19 TERS Benefits Extension
The Department of Employment and Labour has issued another Directive providing for the extension of COVID-19 TERS benefits for certain categories of sectors and employees that are unable to operate,...
read moreUS Update: Five Steps Employers Should Take In the Second Year Of the COVID-19 Pandemic
For the past year, employers faced unprecedented difficulties as they navigated the twists, turns and ever-present challenges the COVID-19 pandemic dished out. A year later, new challenges face employers. The...
read moreJapan Update: Amendment of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons
The amended “Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons” (the “Act,” and the Act after amendment is referred to as the “Amended Act”) will become effective on April 1,...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Electronic Signatures in Employment Law
The digitalisation of the work environment offers many new technical possibilities. One of these is the signing of documents with the help of new tools that generate electronic signatures. In...
read moreLockdown redundancies found to be unjustified
Solly’s Freight (1987) Limited (SFL) applied for the wage subsidy on 25 March. SFL was anticipating it would be significantly affected by the lockdown. The managing director had already requested...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Fair Pay Agreements
The Government has announced that Fair Pay Agreement legislation will be introduced later this year. This could have significant effects on employers, employees, and the labour market generally. Fair Pay...
read moreEmployee-Inventor Remuneration Requirements in Thailand and Vietnam
In view of today’s knowledge-based economies and accelerating technological developments, intellectual property (“IP”) is increasingly often the most valuable asset of a company. Accordingly, most savvy companies pay particular attention...
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