Now that Spring has sprung, early April 2024 sees the introduction of a number of important changes to employment laws in the UK. In summary, these include: Expansion of the existing right to request flexible working New rules for the calculation of holiday and holiday pay entitlement for irreg...
This spring sees the introduction of a number of important changes to employment laws in the United Kingdom. These include: Expansion of the existing right to request flexible working New rules for the calculation of holiday and holiday pay entitlement for irregular hour workers and part-year work...
Fire and rehire rules toughened up. Proposed changes to unfair dismissal laws will make a fire and rehire dismissals automatically unfair, unless the employer is in very dire financial circumstances. This stops short of a full ban, but the reality is that using fire and rehire or fire and re...
LABOR lawsThrough a case study of the UK hospitality and catering sector, this article explores the limits of employment law as a means of protecting workers from ill or unfair treatment. Finding microbreaches of the law to be common practice in the sector鈥攁kin to industry norms or 鈥榗us...
Post-Brexit, employment and labor laws in the UK are quite different from the European Union’s regulations. Whether you’re based in the EU, the United States, Canada, or a different nation, don’t assume that familiarity with your own country’s employment laws will make you an expert ...
In spite of the political turmoil in the UK in 2022, the government did pick up a number of legislative priorities after the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we anticipate a number of developments in employment law in the year ahead. In this article, we summari...
A combination of Brexit and COVID-19 meant that as far as significant employment law developments are concerned, there has been a hiatus in recent years. This has all changed, however, in the last 12 months, in which time the UK Government has passed a high number of new pieces of emplo...
The Working Time Regulations limit working time to an average of 48 hours per week in most jobs. There are also laws for night work, daily rest and days off per week. Employees can opt out of the limit on working hours by signed, mutual consent, but you must still meet their health ...
Navigating the complexities of employment laws can be challenging, especially for those who are unfamiliar with Malaysia’s specific rules and regulations. The employment laws in the private sector of Malaysia are governed by the recently amended Employment Act 1955, which applies to Peninsular Ma...
Employment Laws In China China has its own distinctive labor policy, and it is important for foreigners to grasp the essential laws in order to guarantee that their legal rights are not infringed, and that they do not get fines or be arrested while working in the country. ...