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Jun 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Prawidha Murti |Nonnabhat Paiboon |Gillian Miao |Veronica So |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
Our e-bulletin this month starts with a look at Singapore where increased penalties for safety breaches under the Workplace Safety and Health Act Subsidiary Legislation came into effect on 1 June 2024. Click here for more details. Over in Mainland China, we take a look at six classic cases on employment disputes that were recently released by the Supreme People's Court.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
Two new measures aimed at reducing the number of workplace death and incidents under the Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSHA)'s Subsidiary Legislation have come into effect on 1 June 2024. These measures are (i) increased penalties for maximum fines for safety breaches and (ii) video surveillance system requirements for companies in the construction sector.
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May 14, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
On 16 April 2024, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced that the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Request (Guidelines) will come into effect on 1 December 2024 and replace the existing Tripartite Advisory on Flexible Work Arrangements issued in 2014 as well as the Tripartite Standard on Flexible Work Arrangements introduced in 2017.
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May 9, 2024 | 
hcamag.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
New rules could have significant implications for employers if harassment relates to conduct at work
Malaysia recently introduced the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (ASHA) which, once fully implemented, will provide an avenue for an individual to bring a sexual harassment claim against another individual before a specially constituted tribunal.
While the tribunal has yet to be set up, several provisions of the ASHA have taken effect since March 2023.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
A pregnant employee was dismissed with payment in lieu of
notice. Dispute ensued and the employer brought claims for the
return of company property and misappropriation of company funds. The former employee argued that her employment was terminated
because she was pregnant and filed counterclaims for wrongful
dismissal. The Singapore District Court in Longitude 101 Pte. Ltd.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
Philippine law sets a high standard in establishing a just cause
for termination of employment. There are also due process
requirements which must be complied with.
As a rule, employees have security of tenure, and their
employment can only be terminated by an employer for just cause or
authorised cause.
Authorised cause pertains to factors attributable to the
company, such as labour-saving device installation, redundancy,
retrenchment to prevent losses, or cessation of operations.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
hcamag.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
Malaysian Industrial Court decision overturned by High Court, reinstated by Court of Appeal
The Malaysian Court of Appeal in Gopala Krishnan Chettiar a/l Muthu v.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Prawidha Murti |Nonnabhat Paiboon |Gillian Miao |Veronica So |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
This month’s update covers the following: We look at a recent Singapore case where an employer was found liable for wrongful termination, but was entitled to recover relocation benefits paid to an employee who failed to relocate. Click here to read a summary of the case. Over in Mainland China, the local authorities in Shanghai and Pudong just released a non-binding Guide on the Protection of Trade Secrets.
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Jun 22, 2023 | 
hcamag.com | Fatim Jumabhoy |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
Singapore case showcases importance of clear share plans when employees are dismissed
BY
Fatim Jumabhoy and Nurul Ayu Fajarani
23 Jun 2023
Share
In SAIS Ltd v. Hardman, Michael Jon [2022] 2 SLR 1217, a Singapore court dealt with an appeal concerning a claim for damages arising from the non-delivery of shares that were granted to employees as part of an employee share incentive scheme.
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Prawidha Murti |Tedy Rachmanto |Nurul Ayu Fajarani
With increasing reports of sexual violence in Indonesia over the last three years, and the enactment of Law No. 12 of 2022 (the Sexual Violence Law), which created specific offences for sexual violence, Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower saw the need to update their 2011 guidelines on sexual harassment in the workplace.
