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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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La jornada máxima legal en Colombia es de 46 horas semanales

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La jornada máxima legal en Colombia será de 46 horas semanales a partir del 15 de julio de 2024 y hasta el 14 de julio de 2025. Esta modificación hace parte del proceso gradual de reducción de la jornada laboral sustentada en...more

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Mexico Imposes Hefty New Penalties for Excessive Work Hours: 3 Things Employers Need to Know

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Employers doing business in Mexico should understand significant new consequences for requiring employees to work excessive hours. Specifically, Mexico’s Human Trafficking Law — which aims to protect certain disadvantaged...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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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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What’s Going on in Mexico This Week? Congress Considers 40-Hour Workweek, Amendments to Federal Labor and Employment Laws

Mexico’s Congress has continued to make progress on several legislative items of importance to employers and employees alike, including, most especially, a proposed reduction in the maximum number of workweek hours....more

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El valor de la hora ordinaria se aumenta con la reducción de la jornada laboral en Colombia

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Con la expedición de la Ley 2101 de 2021 la jornada laboral en Colombia disminuirá gradualmente durante el transcurso de los próximos años, pasando de 48 a 42 horas semanales en el año 2026. Según la norma, el 15 de julio de...more

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Iniciativa legislativa para modificar la jornada laboral a 40 horas semanales.

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La Cámara de Diputados aprobó un dictamen para modificar el artículo 123 de la Constitución y establecer que las personas trabajadoras tienen derecho a dos días de descanso a la semana. Es decir, la jornada semanal se reduce...more

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Legislative initiative in Mexico to modify working hours to 40 hours per week.

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The Mexican Congress approved a ruling to amend Article 123 of the Constitution and establish that employees have the right to two days of rest per week. In other words, the weekly workday is reduced to 40 hours. Let us...more

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Australia Passes Comprehensive Workplace Reform: 12 Key Updates Employers Should Note

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Employers in Australia are facing the most comprehensive workplace relations reform in more than a decade and will need to ensure they update their policies and practices to account for key changes. Australia’s Fair Work Act...more

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UK trials four-day week

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In April 2021 we reported on the SNP’s manifesto pledge to trial a four-day working week in Scotland, with no reduction in salary. Whilst no formal Government backed trial has as yet materialised in Scotland, this has not...more

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Littler Global Guide - India - Q4 2019

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Commercial Establishments in Karnataka Permitted to Remain Open 24/7, for Three Years - New Order or Decree - On October 11, 2019, the State Government of Karnataka has issued a notification permitting shops and...more

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Japan’s Workstyle Reform Act – What Is the Compliance Deadline for Your Organization?

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To tackle the karoshi (“death by overwork”) problem, Japan enacted the Workstyle Reform Act in June 2018. The Act requires employers to implement specific measures to limit employees’ working hours and create a healthier and...more

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2020 Vision in the UK – A Look at the Year Ahead

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Well, first of all, the UK is going to get Brexit done! What this will feel like after years of wrangling will remain to be seen. There are some reports that Boris Johnson’s newly elected government is squaring up for a...more

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Littler Global Guide - Finland - Q3 2019

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The new Working Time Act addresses changes in the labor market and in working life. It also responds to the requirements of the Working Time Directive and its interpretative practice. The changes will take effect on January...more

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Employment Flash - July 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including a Supreme Court ruling that Title VII’s charge-filing requirement is nonjurisdictional and new state legislation in New York,...more

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Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation, Chapters 4, 5 and 7

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As we have previously discussed, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor (PR DOL) recently published the first edition of its Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation (Guidelines), which includes...more

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Littler Global Guide - Finland - Q1 2019

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A new Working Hours Act (työaikalaki) approved by the Finnish Parliament on March, 13, 2019, will enter into force on January, 1, 2020, and applies to remote working, but it does not apply to work that is performed almost...more

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Employment News: disability, religion, executive pay

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Get it right – mistaken belief was not disability related - In iForce Ltd v Wood an employee's mistaken belief that new working practices would worsen her disability did not make her written warning for refusing to follow...more

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New Year, New Laws: A Summary of Workplace Law Changes, Effective January 1, 2019, in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and...

Several changes in labour and employment law have recently been implemented in several Canadian provinces. Below is a summary of the key changes to provincial legislation in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec that...more

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Ontario, Canada: Proposed Legislation Would Repeal Certain Amendments Made by Bill 148

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On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government announced its intent to repeal amendments made by Bill 148, The Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148). Bill 148, which received Royal Assent on November 27, 2017, made...more

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Employment Flash - September 2018

This edition of the Employment Flash looks at the new Department of Labor directive regarding contractor compensation practices; recent NLRB developments, including a draft rule regarding joint employment; the rise of...more

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Littler Global Guide - Ireland - Q2 2018

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New Data Protection Act - New Legislation Enacted - On May 24, 2018, Ireland enacted the Data Protection Act of 2018 (Act) as a supplement to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which became law in...more

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Employment Alert: April 2018

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On-call duty performed by an employee in the place of residence combined with the obligation to be present quickly at the workplace upon an employer's request should be treated as "working time" – European Court of Justice...more

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Employment news - March 2018

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Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Take two: dismissing pregnant workers... - Informal approach – reasonable adjustments duty applied to long working hours... - Retirement...more

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