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Newswire 03/09/2018

UK Labor: Government Decide Against Writing “Caste” into the Equality Act 2010

The government has responded to a recent consultation on how to handle caste discrimination in the UK. The report looked into whether “caste” should be added to the protected characteristics...

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Newswire 31/08/2018

Myanmar: DICA Announces Anti-Corruption Code of Ethics for Companies

On August 3, 2018, Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) issued an announcement enacting an anti-corruption code of ethics intended to prevent corruption in both public and private...

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Newswire 16/07/2018

Employee Data Privacy in Indonesia

There is no law or regulation in Indonesia that specifically regulates the collection, use or handling of an applicant’s personal data, including protection of the privacy of an employee’s particulars....

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Newswire 11/07/2018

UK Labor: Does the National Minimum Wage Constitute a Case of Age Discrimination?

Over the years it has been questioned whether the National Minimum Wage (“NMW”) constitutes a case of age discrimination. To answer this question we have examined the history of the...

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Newswire 04/07/2018

Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor Publishes Explanatory Note on Working Hours

Understanding what constitutes an employee’s working hours is more important than ever, due to recent amendments to the Korean Labor Standards Act (the “LSA”). The LSA was recently amended so...

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Newswire 20/06/2018

UAE Labor Update: Mobility of Employees

This article considers the concept of International Secondment with a focus on the particular risks to multi-national businesses when employees are seconded from offices in other jurisdictions to work in...

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Newswire 13/06/2018

Pimlico Plumbers Decision in UK Narrows Boundaries of Gig Economy – or Does It ?

The UK Supreme Court ruled this week that an ‘independent plumber’ suing for worker rights protection in the UK under the labor laws  in view of his contract termination was,...

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Newswire 13/06/2018

Pimlico Plumbers Decision in UK Narrows Boundaries of Gig Economy – or Does It ?

The UK Supreme Court ruled this week that an ‘independent plumber’ suing for worker rights protection in the UK under the labor laws  in view of his contract termination was,...

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Newswire 14/05/2018

Portugal Labor Law Update: Changes to the Labor Code

Law no. 14/2018, published on the 19th March 2018, introduced some relevant changes to the transfer of undertakings regulations of the Labor Code. The main amendments are the following:

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