Legal, Legislative & Regulatory News
Malaysia – Strengthen protection for foreign workers, says HRW - 5/30/2017
to improve its legislations to prevent further labour abuses against the at-risk migrant group.
Malaysia ratified the CEDAW in 1995 but with reservations.
HRW also said that while Malaysia has made progress
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China – Landmark collective bargaining proposal criticised by businesses - 7/07/2014
downturn in foreign orders since the global financial crisis began in 2008.
Stanley Lau Chin-ho, Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), said the proposed legislation would deeply hurt
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China – 51job enters revised merger agreement with Garnet Faith - 3/02/2022
stated 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
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China – 51job shareholders approve revised, lower value merger agreement with Garnet Faith - 4/27/2022
for the lower offer was “in light of the widely-publicised recent legislative and regulatory developments in the People’s Republic of China surrounding national security, cybersecurity, and data security
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South Africa – Jobs will be lost and unemployment will rise following labour act amendments - 4/02/2015
, labour brokers were granted a three-month window, which lapsed on 31 March, to get their houses in order before workers gained additional rights.
Johan Botes, Director of Employment for legal firm Cliffe
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Singapore - Economic strength and stable growth - 1/22/2015
in the private banking, wealth management and corporate banking areas, alongside risk and compliance-based roles. Further expansion is anticipated in the insurance sector, as well as increased demand for legal
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Vietnam – Gender discrimination prevalent in recruitment - 3/09/2015
enforced,” said Fiona Coombe, Director of Legal and Regulatory Research for Staffing Industry Analysts.
A sentiment with which the ILO seems to agree. It has put forward recommendation including putting
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Asia – Brexit could be positive for jobs market in the long term - 6/29/2016
in restructuring and insolvency work leading to hiring in the consulting and legal firms and compliance and regulatory work continues to be the financial markets biggest growing staffing area, this will continue
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Australia – Freelancer Limited reports cash receipts up 4% in Q3 - 10/16/2018
, and the group was EBITDA positive for one month in the quarter. In the quarter, cash flow and EBITDA was impacted by one-off regulatory and legal cash flows and costs.
In trading today Freelancer Ltd shares
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Australia – Ignite to sell subsidiary’s Hong Kong business - 11/18/2019
Kong business to current Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd Morgan China, Denis Rigon.
Lloyd Morgan recruits for roles in sales, marketing, retail, HR, finance, legal, IT, engineering, procurement, supply
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