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Germany Update: Employee participation in the start-up: ESOP, vESOP, Phantom Shares?
The issue of employee participation is not only important for capital market-oriented companies. In their particular situation, start-ups also benefit from the opportunities offered by an employee participation program. However,...
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Singapore Update: Employment issues discussed in Budget debate 2021 – March 2021
The first day of the Budget 2021 debate last week saw various labour issues being raised and debated in Parliament, covering several segments of the labour force including older workers,...
read moreSouth Africa Update: Latest amendments to the various national minimum wage rates
On 9 February 2021, the amended national minimum wage rates, set in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act (Act), which will take effect from 1 March 2021, were published...
read moreUS Update: OSHA Reinforces COVID Guidelines for the Workplace
On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its existing guidelines concerning coronavirus protection measures for the workplace. Focusing on the implementation of workplace protection programs, OSHA’s...
read moreINDIA 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...
read moreJapan 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...
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