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Guide to Employment Law in Hong Kong

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Overview - The primary piece of legislation, the Employment Ordinance (the “EO”), prescribes certain basic rights and protection for most employees. The EO applies to every employee engaged under a contract of employment...more

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Anticipated Department Of Labor Changes Under President Biden

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Last week, the Senate confirmed Marty Walsh as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Walsh is expected to be heavily pro-labor, given his experience as a trade union official. He is also the former Mayor of Boston. ...more

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Employment News: agency workers, pregnancy, trade unions

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Read all about it – agency worker had right to be informed about vacancies, not to apply for them - It is perhaps surprising that nearly ten years after the Agency Workers Regulations (the Regulations) came into force, the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legal Q&A | Employee Representation - February 2020

German employment law provides for a sophisticated system of employee representation. The employees' representative body on operational level is the works council (Betriebsrat). The works council is to be involved in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's 101 - Employment Law In Germany - Employers' Essentials (2020 Edition)

Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for...more

Littler

UK in 2019: That was the year that was!

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Well it’s been quite a year. Thank goodness it’s almost over! We started it (much as we have started every year since 2016) in a fog of uncertainty around Brexit. We have ended it at least knowing that the UK will be leaving...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick’s 101 – Employment Law in Germany – Employers’ Essentials (2019 Edition)

Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true...more

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Littler Global Guide - Sweden - Q2 2018

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Inadequate Accessibility Exemption Withdrawn New Legislation Enacted - On May 1, 2018, exemption for retail and service businesses under the 2015 Swedish Discrimination Act was withdrawn. ...more

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Big Issues Impacting Workplaces In 2018

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Social, technological and economic forces impacting the workplace will continue to pose challenges for employers, employees, unions, policy makers and regulators in 2018....more

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Littler Global Guide - India - Q4 2017

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Delhi High Court: “Mere Physical Contact” Not Sexual Harassment - On October 31, 2017, the Delhi High Court passed a landmark judgment in the case of Shanta Kumar v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)...more

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Employment News - January 2018

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Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Promises, promises – individual pay offers a breach of TULRCA... - You and whose army? EHRC outlines approach to enforcing gender pay gap...more

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Sweeping Changes to French Labor Laws Signal Employer-Friendly Future

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Today, the French labor market experienced the start of a power swing, from its historically employee-friendly labor regime to a more employer-friendly set of laws, intended to provide employers with greater flexibility in...more

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Brexit: The Consequences for UK Employment Law

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On 23 June 2016 the people of Britain voted in favour of leaving the European Union – the so-called "Brexit." The result has created uncertainty and speculation as to the implications of Brexit and what happens next. As...more

Morgan Lewis

The Law Macron: Work on Sundays and in Evenings

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The new changes are not drastically different from current law but manage to a make a complex system even more complex. After months of tense discussions in the French Parliament, the Law for the Growth, the Activity,...more

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UK Government Makes Moves in the Employment Space

The Conservative Government has settled in and turned its attention to the world of employment law. We update you below on five of its key moves. 1. Gender Pay Gap Reporting - The Government will enact legislation...more

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Nigeria: Part II

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This article is the second in a series which provides an overview of the basics of employment law in Nigeria and will focus on laws governing employment terminations, including wage and hour, termination, restrictive...more

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