Korea is an important economy in Asia with significant business opportunities. Multinational companies engage workers in Korea in all industries – from manufacturing to technology to finance. It is important to realize,...more
3/26/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Korea ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Severance Pay ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more
In recent years, the traditional 9-to-5 work model has undergone a significant transformation across Asia, with the rise of flexible work arrangements reshaping the way businesses operate and employees engage with their work....more
6/27/2024
/ Australia ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Malaysia ,
Philippines ,
Remote Working ,
Singapore ,
Thailand ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Effective November 1, 2021, an employer is required to notify the Ministry of Manpower if it retrenches even a single employee. Prior to November 1, the notification requirement was triggered only if five or more employees...more
The new crown epidemic situation COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on individuals and businesses around the world. Governments have closed borders, issued health guidelines, implemented social segregation measures,...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on individuals and businesses across the globe. Governments closed their borders, issued health advisories, implemented social distancing, shutdown all but essential...more
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the government of South Korea has implemented strict measures to combat it. The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are designed to address some of the more common questions that...more
As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, so do companies’ and governments’ approaches to monitoring and helping avoid the spread of the virus. The intensity and anxiety over this issue is extremely high in Asia,...more
2/13/2020
/ Asia Pacific ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
India ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
Labor Regulations ,
Malaysia ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Salaried Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Singapore ,
South Korea ,
Wage and Hour
The official website of the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that, as of 12:00 pm on January 30th, there are a total of 7,737 confirmed coronavirus cases reported in China and 128 related deaths....more
2/3/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
China ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
Australia -
Wage Theft Investigations. The Australia Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) 2018-2019 Annual Report, published by the government agency on October 20, 2019, found significant wage theft in the country over the past...more
12/5/2019
/ Australia ,
China ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee's Childcare ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hong Kong ,
India ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Zealand ,
Paternity Leave ,
Pension Funds ,
Political Speech ,
Protests ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retirement Plan ,
Russia ,
Singapore ,
Social Credit System ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
Japan is known as a country that prizes and exemplifies hard work. While there are significant benefits to this worth ethic, excessive work habits create problems for the country as well. ...more
2/13/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Equal Pay ,
Exempt-Employees ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
Leave of Absence ,
Managers ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
Four key recent developments in Indian employment law will impact diversity and inclusiveness policies of companies operating in India. The first is the enhancement of maternity leave benefits. ...more
9/25/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee's Childcare ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Health and Safety ,
India ,
LGBTQ ,
Maternity Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Special Committees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Worker Protection Standard ,
Working Conditions ,
Workplace Safety
Japan has a reputation for being a difficult jurisdiction for firing employees. Accordingly, the use of fixed-term employment contracts has been a regular strategy for employers to maintain more discretion in whether to...more
Effective May 30, 2017, Japan amended its omnibus data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”), to add new compliance requirements that will have an immediate impact on many U.S. multinational...more
7/6/2017
/ Amended Legislation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
Japan ,
Multinationals ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PIPA ,
Popular ,
Small Business
On January 6, 2016, the Commissioner of Health of the State of New York certified that the medical marijuana program established by New York’s Compassionate Care Act could be implemented in accordance with public health and...more
Japan recently amended the Worker Dispatch Act, simplifying regulations governing temporary workers (“dispatch workers”). Among other things, the amendment, which took effect September 30, 2015, loosened existing...more
Non-Canadian workers are increasingly suing their employers in Canadian courts for human rights violations allegedly committed outside Canada by the companies themselves or by other entities in their supply chains. This...more
9/16/2015
/ ACTA ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Amnesty International ,
British Columbia Supreme Court ,
Canada ,
Code of Conduct ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Due Diligence ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Workers ,
Human Rights ,
International Finance ,
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ,
Negligence ,
OECD ,
Royal Dutch Petroleum ,
Standard of Care ,
Supply Chain ,
UN Guiding Principles
On May 22, 2014, the City of Rochester became the second city in New York to “ban the box,” by adopting legislation restricting the timing of pre-employment inquiries by most Rochester public and private employers into a...more