Omnibus law insights: Are the labour reforms really pro-employer?

27 October, 2020
On 5 October 2020, Indonesia’s Parliament passed the Omnibus Law (2020 Job Creation Law), introducing significant amendments in a range of areas, including Indonesia’s laws on investment, employment, immigration, environmental standards, business licensing and building permits. The law is now awaiting the signature of the President. If the President fails to sign the law within … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update September 2020

30 September, 2020
Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month covers: the changes to labour laws in Karnataka, in India, to help ease the burden on employers and attract new investment; our Compliance Check, which considers the updated requirements for safe measures in the workplace in Singapore; an article on employer obligations in relation to sexual … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update August 2020

24 August, 2020
Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: the recent decision of the Industrial Court in Malaysia, which considered what amounts to sexual harassment, taking into account local culture and sensitivities; the legal issues regarding employers revoking offers of employment after they have been accepted in the PRC; a new Decree issued … Read more

UK: tribunal can order disclosure of documents by party outside Great Britain

01 June, 2020
The EAT has ruled for the first time that an employment tribunal in Great Britain can order disclosure of documents by a party who is outside Great Britain, even though the relevant tribunal rule only provides that the tribunal “may order any person in Great Britain to disclose documents or information”. The EAT rejected the … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update October 2019

21 October, 2019
The October monthly update looks at: in Singapore, the upcoming changes to compensation limit increases in the Work Injury Compensation Act; a recent regulation that widens the number of available positions that expatriate workers can hold in Indonesia; a Hong Kong District Court decision that considered whether conduct justifying summary dismissal can act as a … Read more

UK: withdrawal of overseas assignment not unlawful disability discrimination

10 June, 2019
In Owen v AMEC Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd, the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision that an employee with multiple disabilities did not suffer direct disability discrimination when an offer of an overseas assignment was withdrawn, given that a medical assessment identified a high risk that he would require medical attention when overseas. The correct … Read more

UK/EU: recent rulings on jurisdiction over EU international employment disputes

10 June, 2019
Where disputes involve individual employment contracts, EU jurisdiction rules provide that the employee can only be sued where they are domiciled. In Bosworth v Arcadia Petroleum, the ECJ has ruled that for an individual to have an employment relationship for these purposes, they must perform services for and under the direction of another person, implying the … Read more

France: Recent and Upcoming Labour Reforms

14 March, 2019
Several important employment law reforms have come into force recently or will come into force shortly, both at the EU and French level. Below are some of the changes to expect for 2019: Read more