In this report, we round up the legal developments making the headlines in the Asia Pacific region in Q4 2016:

Australia

• Workers’ Compensation law invalidates personal injury indemnity clauses
• Labour hire employer not responsible for inadequate supervision by host employer
• Dismissal of labour hire employee at host employer’s request is valid for lack of capacity

China

• New supervisory system for enforcement of PRC Labour Law
• China passes new cyber-security law

Hong Kong

• Employee or contractor?
• Health and safety duty covers independent contractors

India

• Temporary workers pay scales to be on par with permanent employees