
UK one step closer to mandatory ethnicity, disability pay reports
But reporting on additional characteristics throws up confidentiality and data protection issues, lawyers warn

Thames Water staff face security threats following media scrutiny
Media training and HR support vital in times of negative press, lawyers explain

Switzerland agrees wage protection package for local workforce
Unions reach deal to counteract fears of wage dumping amid closer cooperation with EU

PBP: Protecting employees with disabilities in Ecuador
A new law requires businesses take an active role in the employment relationship, maintaining awareness of the medical conditions of staff and their dependants

Greater burden falls to Japan’s firms to boost population growth
Legislation now in effect gives greater flexibility to working parents of young children

Tesla accused of “unacceptable behaviour” at Berlin plant
IG Metall claims sick workers are being intimidated into signing termination agreements

V&A Law: Exploring the concept of contractual conditions in Philippine employment contracts
Incorporating suspensive and resolutory conditions allow businesses to align employment terms with the actual realities of work

Be friends with your boss? Rack off, say Aussies
Seven-in-ten workers avoid forming friendships with a manager, finds new survey

Contractual retirement clauses key for terminations in Malaysia
It is normal market practice to keep staff on beyond the minimum retirement age

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