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A Win for Hong Kong Employees: New Law Expands Access to Statutory Benefits

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Effective from January 2026, a new law in Hong Kong will broaden the definition of a ‘continuous contract’, making it easier for employees to qualify for statutory employment benefits. We look at the details below....more

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Major Overhaul of the NY Healthy Terminals Act Signed Into Law: What Employers Need to Know Before January 1, 2026

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As part of the 2025-26 budget package signed by Governor Hochul on May 9, New York overhauled its Healthy Terminals Act (HTA) to reshape airport wage and benefit obligations to mirror New Jersey’s version of the law. These...more

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Full steam ahead - UK government acts on strikes, holiday pay and EU law

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During January the UK government introduced legislation to impose minimum service level requirements in some sectors during industrial action. It is also consulting on how to calculate holiday entitlement for part year and...more

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Top 10 Ways Employers Can Avoid Regular Rate Wage Mistakes On Their 2023 Resolutions Lists

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When the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Final Rule on the regular rate in late 2019, it gave employers the freedom to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees without running afoul...more

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UK: Harpur Trust v Brazel and Holiday Pay

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has published its long-anticipated decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel confirming that paid holiday for part-year employees/workers on permanent contracts must not be pro-rated....more

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Weihnachtsgeld trotz Kurzarbeit?

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Auswirkungen krisenbedingter Ausfallzeiten auf jährliche Sonderzahlungen Ende November 2021 hat das BAG entschieden, dass sich bei Kurarbeit „Null“ der Urlaubsanspruch zeitanteilig verringert (9 AZR 234/21). Der...more

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Employment News: equal pay, holiday pay, discrimination

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Cashiered – supermarket staff succeed in Supreme Court - To bring an equal pay claim, an employee has to point to a comparator of the opposite sex doing like work, work rated as equivalent or work of equal value. If the...more

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COVID-19 – Key Employment Issues Checklist

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Companies and their workforces are in unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and advice on a frequent basis. In this checklist, we have set out below the key issues faced by employers across France,...more

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Orrick's 101 - Employment Law In Germany - Employers' Essentials (2020 Edition)

Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for...more

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12 Days of HR: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town and Here’s What You Better Watch Out For When It Comes to Holiday Bonuses

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He’s making a list and checking it twice—you know the drill: Santa’s game is that he rewards good behavior during the year with gifts under the tree. And when it comes to employees, the most requested item on their list...more

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Big Changes Coming for Baystate Employers: Paid Family & Medical Leave And Minimum Wage Increases

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In one fell swoop, Massachusetts has set in motion a plan to increase its minimum wage to $15.00 per hour and create a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program as the result of a “grand bargain” between employee...more

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Employment News - February 2018

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Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Small steps – government response to the Taylor Review. - That hurts. Working time detriment could lead to injury to feelings award. - It's not...more

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Back to the Future: California Employment Bills Likely to Resurface in 2018

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As discussed in a prior article, unsuccessful bills proposed in the California legislature in 2017 can carry over into the 2018 session. State lawmakers may revive measures that did not make it through both chambers of the...more

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UK: Uber Loses Appeal Over Characterization Of Drivers As "Workers"

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Uber drivers in the UK are “workers” entitled to earn at least the national minimum wage and enjoy other statutory benefits and protections an Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) held on November 9, upholding the decision of...more

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