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Germany’s New Government: Important Consequences for Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employment on the Horizon ?
Note : This article is based on recent developments in the current German coalition discussions underway and may be superseded by events; the article expresses only the views of the authors,...
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Companies in Indonesia Have One Year To Transition To New Online System For Submission Of Mandatory Manpower Reports
The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower has issued a new regulation that is meant to improve the registration process and improve legal protections for workers. What this means for employers is...
read moreUK Labor Update: What’s Coming Up in Employment Law in 2018?
A new year means new legal and policy developments. In this article, we set out a summary of some key employment law changes and dates for your diaries in 2018. ...
read moreIreland Update: Data Processing Contracts – Why Are They Needed?
Background The EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) will come into force in Ireland on 25 May 2018, and will replace the existing data protection legal regime....
read moreUS Immigration Update: USCIS Backs Off Its Threat To Foreign Workers Who Rely On AC-21 To Extend Their H-1B Classification Beyond 6 Years
Under intense pressure from the business community, US Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") appears to be backing away from a proposed policy shift that was causing great concern for certain...
read moreNew Zealand Labor Update: Public Holiday Entitlements; Day in Lieu
The Holidays Act 2003 (New Zealand) provides that an employee is entitled to another days holiday (a day in lieu) if a public holiday falls on a day that would...
read moreUK Update: Why Data Protection is a Board Level Issue
The message is clear – data protection is a board level issue with board level consequences. Cases such as the decision in Various Claimants v Morrisons Supermarkets PLC illustrate how...
read moreAustralia Labor Law: Annual Christmas and New Year Close-Down – Do You Understand the Rules?
Christmas and New Year are fast approaching. Businesses that close down over the Christmas period and require employees to take their annual leave over this time must comply with potentially...
read moreSwiss Labor : “Fictitious Self Employment”
he crux with the supposedly independent service providers. Supposedly self-employed service providers (e.g., for example freelancers, (sub-) contractors) are often in fact so-called "fictitiously self-employed persons". As a result, the actual employer...
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