Legal, Legislative & Regulatory News
India – Labour laws make it easier to hire, fire, but split country (Nikkei Asia) - 11/03/2020
of the legal overhaul, the government has also introduced a category of so-called fixed-time workers - temporary employees who can be hired for a fixed period for a specific job for which they are qualified
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South Africa – Government opens the door for further labour reforms - 3/24/2014
and African National Congress (ANC) circles that existing legal provisions have had a limited effect on long and violent strikes that disrupt the economy, have led to renewed impetus for further legislative
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Hong Kong – Pedersen & Partners opens eighth Asian office - 11/18/2014
network of senior executives and unrivalled experience within the legal, compliance and regulatory sector in Asia, which will be a strong asset for our clients’ development strategies in the region,” says
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Australia – Senate inquiry calls for laws to stamp out 'systemic, sustained and shameful' wage theft (ABC News) - 3/31/2022
, overtime, leave, allowances and the superannuation guarantee. The senate committee said it found the current legislative and regulatory framework was inadequate for pursuing wage and superannuation theft
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Australia – Deadline to apply for labour hire licence in Victoria today - 10/30/2019
require a licence.
For more on the labour hire legislation in Australia refer to SIA’s Asia Pacific Legal Update Q3 2019.
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Fiji – Staffing Market Adopts Regulation, Says Ciett - 1/30/2013
on the adoption in late 2012. Ciett said: “This confirms C181's status as an up-to-date regulatory instrument.”
The convention legally recognises and supports the development of staffing firms in the labour market
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India – Flexible staff set to grow to 2.9 million by 2018 - 5/27/2016
in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Gujarat.
According to the report, with every 1% conversion of informal workers to flexi, 1.5 million gain access to social security. A legal
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Australia - Regulating Employee Behaviour Outside of Work - 9/28/2015
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Speaking about this topic, independently of the conference, Fiona Coombe, Director of Legal and Regulatory Research at Staffing Industry Analysts said:“: Whilst“Whilst employers have the right
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World – Survey finds bullish CEO sentiment for this year, talent acquisition is concern: GLG - 2/02/2022
of uncertainty include monetary policy, changing regulatory and legislative priorities, geopolitical uncertainty, and talent acquisition and retention.”
Another finding: 92% of CEOs expect supply chain
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Australia – Uber and Transport Workers’ Union strike landmark agreement on gig economy employment standards - 6/29/2022
platform workers in the transport industry who are not engaged as employees. Employees already have entitlements under the Fair Work Act and other legislation. The principles are also the first
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