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

Over the past few weeks there have been a number of key developments in UAE and DIFC employment law. In this round-up we provide insight on three important updates: Equal Pay; Parental Leave; and the DIFC Court decision on Covid-19 Rule. Click on the image below to find read about these updates.       Read more

As we hit mid year, the employment landscape across Asia has started to move away from only focussing on Covid-19 related emergency measures. Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: the recent decision in Malaysia in Ahmad Zahriv AIMS Cyberjaya Sdn BHd in relation to fixed term employment contracts; the restrictions … Read more

A recent EAT ruling highlights the complexities of calculating pay for statutory holiday.  An employer must pay “normal remuneration” for the 4 weeks’ EU-derived leave, the meaning of which has been the subject of much (and continuing) case law. However, domestic law provides for an additional 1.6 weeks’ holiday and the payment for this is … Read more

Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: the new measures in South Korea introducing paid emergency childcare leave to ease the burden on working parents; the Employment Adjustment Subsidy in Japan, intended to try and prevent employers from resorting to immediate redundancies; in Thailand, the new data protection rules and how … Read more

1) This morning the Government announced that an online Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will be launched on 26 May for small and medium-sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees due to COVID-19-related absence. Employers with a PAYE payroll scheme that was created and started on … Read more

Yesterday the Government updated guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The guidance has now been split into a number of separate web pages and the text moved between or within pages, but the only substantive changes are: The guidance now reflects this week’s announcement confirming the extension of the CJRS in its current … Read more

This week saw the applications for the Federal Government’s JobKeeper scheme officially open. To apply, or to access more information on the JobKeeper scheme, please follow the link or visit the ATO website. Some other key developments in the employment space this week are outlined below. A reminder that at any time you can visit … Read more