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Aug 2, 2024 | littler.com | Naomi Seddon |Grace yang

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games began Friday, July 26. To celebrate this international event, Littler offices around the globe will share key changes in labor and employment laws that have transpired since the last time their countries hosted the Olympic games.1The last time that Australia hosted the Olympics was in 2000 in Sydney. At that time, the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) was in place.

Feb 9, 2024 | littler.com | Naomi Seddon |Grace yang

Australia’s Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer outside of the employee’s working hours without fear of being penalized, unless the employee’s refusal is unreasonable.

Jul 20, 2023 | hcamag.com | Lavanga Wijekoon |Grace yang |Esther Choi |Tae Eun Lee

Employer obligations for reporting harassment, bullying set out in legislation In the past several years, South Korea has taken significant steps towards strengthening its employment anti-discrimination law.

Jul 5, 2023 | littler.com | Lavanga Wijekoon |Grace yang |Esther Choi

By Lavanga Wijekoon, Grace Yang, Esther Choi, and Tae Eun Lee* on There have been some significant developments in South Korea’s anti-discrimination laws:Employers have new statutory obligations to address workplace bullying and are subject to fines for noncompliance. Employees have the right to petition the Labor Relations Commission for relief in gender-discrimination and sexual harassment cases, and to demand damages.

Jan 26, 2023 | littler.com | Naomi Seddon |Grace yang

On January 20, 2023, Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued an important decision that makes significant amendments to the Professional Employees Award 2020 (Award). Documents known as “modern awards” in Australia are statutory terms and condition of employment that apply to certain employees in the information technology, medical research, quality auditing or telecommunications services industries.