Worker's Compensation
Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update: April 2024
Our e-bulletin this month begins with a look at a recent Singapore case where the court took into account the...
ASIA: FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS | Employment notes
In today’s post-Covid world, flexible working arrangements have evolved from a temporary solution to a likely permanent fixture. Initially implemented...
COMPLIANCE CHECK: PHILIPPINES: JUST CAUSES FOR TERMINATION
Philippine law sets a high standard in establishing a just cause for termination of employment. There are also due process...
HONG KONG: INTERIM INJUNCTION PROHIBITED EMPLOYEE FROM DISCLOSING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The recent Court of First Instance decision in Tahoe Life Insurance Company Ltd v Cheung Wai Yi HKCFI 782 serves...
PRC: LATEST CASE UPDATES AND JUDICIAL REPORTS ON WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
In celebration of International Women’s Day, classic cases and judicial reports have been released at both the national and local...
SINGAPORE: COURT FINDS EMPLOYER LACKED SUFFICIENT CAUSE TO DISMISS ITS FORMER PREGNANT EMPLOYEE
A pregnant employee was dismissed with payment in lieu of notice. Dispute ensued and the employer brought claims for the...
DC Circuit Gives NLRB a “Stern” Warning (US)
It’s never a good sign when a court calls your reasoning “nonsense” or instructs your lawyers to “brush up” on...
MLB players need a history lesson on labor relations in sports: Employment & Labor Insider
Beginning March 18, it was reported in multiple places that a contingent of Major League Baseball players pushed for Tony...
Employment Espresso Pods: Important changes to the law on redundancies
The basics of redundancy processes in the UK have been unchanged for some time, so the forthcoming changes from 6...
OSHA Final Rule Clarifies Employees’ Walkaround Representative; Opens Non-Union Workplaces to Union Representatives (US)
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published its controversial final “walkaround” rule on April 1,...