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Wage and Hour Around the Corner: From Zoom to Room Staying on Solid Legal Grounds with a Remote Staff or an Office Return

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The rules governing the employment relationship are always changing. Laws creating new employer obligations, technology solutions making work more efficient and more complicated, and rules governing the resolution of disputes...more

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UK: Menopause Awareness in the Workplace

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Menopause awareness continues to be a growing focus for employers in the UK. In light of World Menopause Day 2024, we wanted to provide a recap on the developments and updates that have been made in the space this year. ...more

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Flexible Working in Singapore – Implementation of the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests and What This...

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Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and brought about much uncertainty, employers across the globe have had to grapple with the concept of flexible working. The implementation of flexible working differs from...more

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Impact of Singapore’s Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests on Work From Home Arrangements

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For the past few years, working from home has become the new norm for employers in Singapore. It has been a mixed experience for employers and employees alike. Social media sometimes refer to this as the 'Boomers vs Gen Z'...more

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Flexible Work Marches on in Asia

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In recent years, the traditional 9-to-5 work model has undergone a significant transformation across Asia, with the rise of flexible work arrangements reshaping the way businesses operate and employees engage with their work....more

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The New Flexible Working Regime in the UK: How Will this Impact Remote and Hybrid Work?

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In the UK, there is a right to request a flexible working arrangement, but not a right to have one. On April 6, 2024, changes to flexible working requests came into force alongside a revised Acas code of practice and guidance...more

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Revisiting Homer’s drinking bird: Navigating remote work and automation

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Almost eight years ago, we wrote about some lessons that could be taken from The Simpsons episode ‘King-Size Homer’ (first broadcast in 1995). You will remember that Homer is so lazy that he sets up a “drinking bird” to...more

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Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests in Singapore

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Singapore’s Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) announced and issued the new Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests (Guidelines) on 16 April 2024....more

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It’s time to review your family friendly policies ahead of forthcoming changes

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From 6 April 2024, new rules affecting a number of family friendly rights will come into force. The new and revised statutory duties on flexible working, paternity leave and carer’s leave will necessitate a review of...more

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Getting reluctant employees back into the workplace

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It has been a couple of years since the pandemic restrictions have ended but many employers are still struggling to get their staff back into the workplace for their required percentage of days. This can be the case even when...more

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Refusing requests to work remotely in a hybrid workplace

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Increasing office attendance remains high on the agenda for many employers, but upcoming changes to the UK flexible working regime could prompt more requests to work from home. A recent Employment Tribunal judgment provides...more

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Littler 2023 European Employer Survey Report - November 2023

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - After years of disruptions from the pandemic, artificial intelligence, shifting regulations and changing employee preferences, are European workplaces finally reaching a consensus on the “new normal”? ...more

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Considerations for Israeli Employers During Israel-Hamas War

As a result of the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and the resulting Israel-Hamas war, Israelis continue to be called upon for active duty under Israel’s emergency call-up notice. Global employers with operations and/or...more

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Combatting Employee Burnout by Balancing Workloads

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As employers aim to increase the productivity of their workforce following what is often a slower summer period, they may unintentionally run into employee burnout. Employee burnout is often associated with physical and...more

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Labor’s changes to labour strategy

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Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what’s coming is uncertain, but: What’s obvious is the Labor Government’s intent to drive permanent employment and use legislative levers to reduce the number of other categories...more

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Changes to Flexible Working Regime in the UK – What Employers Need to Know

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On July 20, 2023, UK’s Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2023 received Royal Assent and is currently expected to come into force in Summer 2024, though a precise date has not yet been confirmed by the government....more

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UK: New ACAS Guidance on Reasonable Adjustments for Mental Health

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The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published new non-statutory guidance, which can be accessed here, to support UK employers and employees when handling reasonable adjustments for mental health...more

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The Post-Pandemic Era of “Flexibility Fatigue” and ADA Implications: What Employers Need to Know When Making the Shift Back to the...

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Introduction - COVID-19 completely changed the way we grocery shop, the way we attend doctor’s appointments, and the way we work. Specifically, COVID-19 created a new era of remote work for both employers and employees....more

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UK: A continued shift towards greater control for workers over their working patterns?

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The trend towards employees gaining greater control and flexibility over their working hours is set to continue. We discuss below some recent developments....more

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Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill is Now Law

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On 4 November 2022 we published a summary of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill 2022 (Cth) (Bill) as it was introduced into Parliament. You are able to access that summary here. In passing the Bill, Parliament made a...more

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The Rising Costs Of Inflation: Can Employers Become Superheroes To Help Employees Combat Ever-Increasing Prices?

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Flexible Work Schedules - Flexible work schedules permit employees to have a certain degree of control over their day-to-day schedule, allowing them to choose the working hours that best suit their needs. For example,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Die betriebliche Mitbestimmung im Home-Office

WAS GILT ES ZU BEACHTEN? 1. DIE AUSGANGSLAGE – DIE CORONA-PANDEMIE ALS ANLASS FÜR HOMEOFFICE-ARBEIT - Homeoffice und vor allem Mobile Office wurden schon vor der Corona-Pandemie von einigen Arbeitgebern ermöglicht,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Checklist of Employer Considerations for Remote Work Policies

The COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of employees working remotely has prompted employers of every size to contend with new questions about laws applicable to their workers in distant locations. Depending on whether...more

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The CDC Revises the Definition of Close Contact

On October 21, 2020, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published a new guidance for use by contact tracers that clarifies what had been a somewhat fuzzy definition of “close contact.” The new definition increases the...more

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Caring for working carers

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Care or career – it doesn’t have to be a choice - Do you know which one of your nearest eight colleagues provides unpaid care for a loved one? The number of working adults who juggle unpaid carer’s responsibilities is...more

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