Future Of Consumer APAC: Employee engagement trends in the consumer sector

Fatim Jumabhoy and Shivchand Jhinku focus their predictions on four key areas, particularly as consumer companies grapple with their post-covid positions, including managing employee wellbeing, return to work issues, increasing bullying and harassment claims and the rise in employee activism. They note some surprising trends and research outcomes, including the interdependency between each of the … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update – April 2022

Our April update covers the following: recent developments in Hong Kong in the mental health and discrimination space: read our summary of C v The Chinese University of Hong Kong here in the PRC, our dual language article focuses on the development of a new trade secrets law in Singapore, the case of Dong Wei … Read more

Asia: Employment, Pensions & Incentives Guide Launch – 24th November 2021

We are delighted to invite you to the launch of the latest edition of the Asia Pacific Employment Law Guide. The Guide provides a detailed overview of the laws of 22 jurisdictions (including the newly added Brunei chapter) around the region, answering the most commonly asked questions, including those relating to minimum terms and conditions, … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update February 2021

Our February edition of the Asia employment law e-bulletin begins with a look at changes to Vietnam’s Labour Code. The much awaited changes have now taken effect, and a Presidential Decree was issued to provide guidance on implementation. Read the Decree, and understand its implications, here. Over in the PRC, an explosion at a gold … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update November 2020

Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month covers: the updated requirements on stay permits and visitor visas in Indonesia following the easing of immigration restrictions on 1 October 2020; the grounds on which an employer can seek the dissolution of a trade union in Thailand and whether doing so amounts to an unfair … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update 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

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update January 2020

Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: a recent case in the Singapore High Court that looks at the difference between employees and independent contractors; the proposed changes to the maternity leave entitlements in Hong Kong, including increasing leave from 10 to 14 weeks; various amendments to Vietnam’s labour code that … Read more

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update 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

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update September 2019

This month our update looks at: changes to the minimum wage requirements in India which starts to simplify the complex wage provisions, and guarantees minimum wage payments to all employees; in Singapore the case of Pradeepto Kumar Biswas v East India Capital Management Pte Ltd  confirms the position that employment relationships can be implied based … Read more