Legal, Legislative & Regulatory News
China – New labour laws come into effect - 7/01/2013
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Under the new legislation dispatch workers are now legally entitled to ‘equal pay for equal work’, endowing dispatch workers with the same rights and conditions as permanent employees. The Chinese ... The People’s Republic of China has today enacted new legi...
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New Zealand – Employer caught abusing tea break law already - 11/20/2014
A New Zealand employer has been caught abusing the country’s newly passed law mere weeks after it was approved by Parliament, In addition to other things, the legislation removes workers’ legal ... A New Zealand employer has been caught abusing the country’s newl...
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Australia – Queensland's labour hire law in force - 4/19/2018
for a licence, according to the “Asia Pacific Legal Update Q1 2018” by Fiona Coombe, Director, Legal & Regulatory Research, at Staffing Industry Analysts.
A person provides labour hire services if the person ... to the “Asia Pacific Legal...
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China – 51job buyer lowers offer on plan of merger - 1/13/2022
the changes in its proposal came ‘in light of the widely-publicised recent legislative and regulatory developments in the PRC (People’s Republic of China) surrounding national security, cybersecurity, and data
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Australia – Gig economy conditions and arrangements not acceptable, Senate committee finds - 6/28/2021
's legal and regulatory frameworks to better accommodate on-demand platform work for the future.
Proposals from inquiry participants include: maintaining the status quo; expanding the definition
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Australia - Victoria labour hire enquiry remit - 10/20/2015
that some labour hire operators are engaging in exploitative behaviour, using labour hire arrangements to avoid legal obligations such as those under workplace relations, superannuation and taxation
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New Zealand – Changes to zero hours contracts criticised - 8/14/2015
New employment legislation which includes, among other things, provisions for zero hours contracts, has been tabled in New Zealand’s Parliament, reports radionz.co.nz.
In relation to zero hours ... New employment legislation which includes, among other things, provisions fo...
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China – Temporary recruitment loophole classes offered - 8/09/2013
the new legislation, according to the Beijing Evening News.
The new labour law was introduced on 1 July 2013 with the result that it is now more difficult for employers to hire temporary employees (known ... the new legislation, according to the Beijing Evening News.
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Taiwan – Labour Ministry supports longer work permits for foreigners - 4/23/2015
Taiwan’s Ministry of Labour has voiced its support for a proposal by legislators to increase the total number of years that foreign nationals can work in Taiwan, but only on the condition ... Taiwan’s Ministry of Labour has voiced its support for a proposal by legislators<...
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Macau – Government clamps down on recruitment agencies - 11/13/2014
The government of Macau is tightening up on local recruitment agencies and implementing regulation in a market that has, for years, lacked professional guidance and skated on thin legal ice ... The government of Macau is tightening up on local recruitment agencies and implementing regula...
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