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Investing in Vietnam: Key Points on Vietnamese Employment Law
Investment by Thai companies in Vietnam is surging over recent years, especially after several major M&A deals in the last few years in the beverage, retail and other sectors. However,...
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Cambodia Labor Law Amendment Mandates Seniority Payment and Clarifies Damages for Early Termination
On July 11, 2018, Cambodia passed an amendment to the Labor Law that eliminates “indemnity for dismissal”—a local legal concept equivalent to a severance payment—for undetermined duration contracts (i.e., employment...
read moreUK Labor: Government Decide Against Writing “Caste” into the Equality Act 2010
The government has responded to a recent consultation on how to handle caste discrimination in the UK. The report looked into whether “caste” should be added to the protected characteristics...
read moreMyanmar: DICA Announces Anti-Corruption Code of Ethics for Companies
On August 3, 2018, Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) issued an announcement enacting an anti-corruption code of ethics intended to prevent corruption in both public and private...
read moreEmployee Data Privacy in Indonesia
There is no law or regulation in Indonesia that specifically regulates the collection, use or handling of an applicant’s personal data, including protection of the privacy of an employee’s particulars....
read moreUK Labor: Does the National Minimum Wage Constitute a Case of Age Discrimination?
Over the years it has been questioned whether the National Minimum Wage (“NMW”) constitutes a case of age discrimination. To answer this question we have examined the history of the...
read moreKorean Ministry of Employment and Labor Publishes Explanatory Note on Working Hours
Understanding what constitutes an employee’s working hours is more important than ever, due to recent amendments to the Korean Labor Standards Act (the “LSA”). The LSA was recently amended so...
read moreUAE Labor Update: Mobility of Employees
This article considers the concept of International Secondment with a focus on the particular risks to multi-national businesses when employees are seconded from offices in other jurisdictions to work in...
read morePimlico Plumbers Decision in UK Narrows Boundaries of Gig Economy – or Does It ?
The UK Supreme Court ruled this week that an ‘independent plumber’ suing for worker rights protection in the UK under the labor laws in view of his contract termination was,...
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