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INDIA UPDATE: UNFAIR CONTRACTS: A STATUTORY NOD TO EQUITABLE LAW?
Recently, in Ireo Grace Realtech Private Limited v. Abhishek Khanna and Ors. (C.A. 5785 of 2019), India’s Supreme Court (the “SC”) examined the binding value of oppressive and one-sided contracts, and the...
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Japan Update: Revision of the “Guidelines for Promotion of Side Work”
Amid a growing trend to promote side work, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ("MHLW") revised the "Guidelines for Promotion of Side Work" (the "Guidelines") on September 1, 2020....
read moreUS Update: Words Matter in Attendance Policies
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently identified the difference between merely “requesting” Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave and “requesting and reporting” FMLA leave. At issue in the...
read moreNew amendments to Korea’s major employment and labor-relations laws
On December 9, 2020, the Korean National Assembly passed amendments to several significant Korean employment and labor-relations statutes. With 2020's legislative elections having delivered a majority to President Moon’s left-leaning...
read moreMalaysia Update: Human Resources & Legal Dilemma: Employees tested Positive for Covid-19
Malaysia reported a record high of 2,188 new Covid-19 cases on 24 November 2020, bringing the total number of cases in the country to a whopping 58,847. As Malaysians observe...
read moreQuebec Update: Teleworking: What are the allowable expenses for employees and tax impacts for employers?
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed Canadian workplaces. For many organizations, the pandemic and its containment measures have fast-tracked the shift to teleworking. In this context, the Canada Revenue Agency (the...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Closed for the holidays
If an employer wants to close their business over Christmas/New Year (or between other holidays), this must be planned well in advance from an employment law perspective. The employer must...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Cross border employment: to deduct, or not to deduct?
The IRD has released a draft operational statement clarifying the obligation of non-resident employers to deduct taxes (PAYE, FBT and ESCT) We have recently had a number of non-resident employer...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Fifty shades of work – When masks are mandatory in the workplace
The Covid-19 situation in Switzerland has been coming to a head (again) for weeks. In response, two weeks ago the Swiss Federal Council renewed its recommendation to allow employees to...
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