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Global Employment Law: Work from anywhere: Hybrid model – Transforming Workplace -#11

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
Our previous articles in the Transforming Workplace series discussed some of the important issues relating to the worldwide trend of working from anywhere.   In this article we examine the hybrid workplace, where employees combine some level of “work from anywhere” with some time attending their worksite. Work from anywhere: Hybrid model This article is part … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: Work from anywhere: Does it suit everyone?- Transforming Workplace – #10

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
We considered the growth in the number of employees ‘working from anywhere’ in our previous articles in the Transforming Workplace series.  In this article we focus on suitability – does “work from anywhere” suit all jobs, all countries, and all employees? Work from anywhere:  Does it suit everyone? This article is part of our Transforming … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: Work from anywhere: Does location matter? – Transforming Workplace – #9

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
Our previous article in  our Transforming Workplace series noted that “work from home” becomes “work from anywhere” when employees home to a more remote location further away from their pre-pandemic worksite.  This article looks at some of the issues the change in location can have ifworkers “work from anywhere”. Work from anywhere:  Does location matter? … Continue reading

Global Employment Law : Work from home becomes work from anywhere – Transforming Workplace -#8

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
This article in our Transforming Workplace series is the first in a series examining employees “working from anywhere” – an important issue facing organisations worldwide. Work from home becomes work from anywhere This article is part of our Transforming Workplace series.  Other articles exploring the opportunities, challenges and risk of the transforming workplace can be … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: Leadership Reimagined -Transforming Workplace – #7

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
In the previous article in our series “Transforming Workplace”  we considered the challenges to the employer’s organisational culture that will result from changed employee expectations and from modernising your Employee Value Proposition.   In this article we look at how these enhancements to your organisational culture will challenge the capability and style of your leadership team. … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: How the Gig Economy is reshaping labour markets

Global Workplace InsiderBy Maartje Govaert on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
On 24 March 2022, Maartje Govaert, Global Head of Employment and Labour, joined the panel for the JP Morgan virtual Global ESG Conference, discussing “How the Gig Economy is reshaping labour markets: Exploring ESG Risks and Opportunities”. Below is a summary of some of the points raised by Maartje in the discussion. What is the … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: Organisational Culture Reimagined – Transforming Workplace #6

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
In the series of Transforming Workplace articles we have explored some significant changes to the external and internal environments in which an organisation operates.  In this article we look at how modernising your Employee Value Proposition will present challenges to your organisational culture. Organisational Culture Reimagined  This article is part of our Transforming Workplace series.  … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: Update and Modernise Your Employee Value Proposition Transforming Workplace #5

Photo of Jason NoakesBy Jason Noakes on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
Asking your employees what they want and need (see our previous Transforming Workplace paper) is a vital part of updating your organisation’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP).  In this article we explain more about your EVP. Update and Modernise Your Employee Value Proposition. This article is part of our Transforming Workplace series.  Other articles exploring the … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: What do your employees want and need? Transforming Workplace #4

Photo of Jason NoakesPhoto of Jeff LandmannBy Jason Noakes and Jeff Landmann on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Contracts, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
During the pandemic, employees rethought their relationship with work.  Employees now seek roles that offer competitive remuneration with other benefits including flexibility, health, well-being and work-life balance.  Read more on this in our next article in the Transforming Workplace series. What do your employees want and need? This article is part of our Transforming Workplace … Continue reading

Singapore Employment Law Update – April 2022

Photo of Wilson AngPhoto of Kei-Jin ChewPhoto of Jeremiah ChewBy Wilson Ang, Kei-Jin Chew and Jeremiah Chew on Posted in Singapore
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced several changes to the S Pass and Employment Pass (EP) regimes in relation to the hiring of foreign employees. These changes encourage Singaporean employers to hire locally, and also introduce a new points-based evaluative framework for EP applications. Minimum Qualifying Salary for S Passes and Employment Passes MOM … Continue reading

Global Employment Law: The “Great Enlightenment”: Why and how employees have rethought their relationship with work. Transforming Workplace #3

Photo of Jason NoakesPhoto of Jeff LandmannBy Jason Noakes and Jeff Landmann on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Contracts, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
In the next in the Transforming Workplace global series we examine why and owe employees have rethought their relationship with work. The “Great Enlightenment”: Why and how employees have rethought their relationship with work This article is part of our Transforming Workplace series.  Other articles exploring the opportunities, challenges and risk of the transforming workplace … Continue reading

Global Employment Law – “Intent to Resign”: The Real Risk Transforming Workplace #2

Photo of Jason NoakesPhoto of Jeff LandmannBy Jason Noakes and Jeff Landmann on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United States, Venezuela
In the next in the Transforming Workplace global series we examine the looming “Intent to Resign” challenge facing businesses worldwide “Intent to Resign”: The Real Risk This article is part of our Transforming Workplace series.  Other articles exploring the opportunities, challenges and risk of the transforming workplace can be found here.… Continue reading

Global Employment Law: The “Great Resignation”: A Global Risk? Transforming Workplace – #1

Photo of Jason NoakesPhoto of Jeff LandmannBy Jason Noakes and Jeff Landmann on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, France, General, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Middle East, North America, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, The Netherlands, UK, United States
With the global change in the way we work seen as a key element of the new “business as usual”, our Transforming Workplace global series examines the global perspectives of the opportunities, challenges and risks of this new transforming workplace. In the first in this series  we examine the concept of the “Great Resignation”. The … Continue reading

Psychosocial hazards should be top of mind for Victorian employers

Photo of Nicki MilionisPhoto of Darcy MoffattBy Nicki Milionis and Darcy Moffatt on Posted in Australia
Victoria’s proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations (Proposed Regulations) were released yesterday and, if approved by the Minister, are slated to commence operation on 1 July 2022. Their introduction follows a period in which workers’ compensation claims for mental injury have persistently increased across Australia. In Victoria, such claims increased by 20% … Continue reading

Essential guidance for employers on COVID-19 measures at the workplace from 1 January 2022 (including recent updated measures announced on 27 December 2021)

Photo of Wilson AngPhoto of Jessica PaulinPhoto of Jeremy LuaPhoto of Parry TanBy Wilson Ang, Jessica Paulin, Jeremy Lua and Parry Tan on Posted in Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Data privacy and GDPR
Glass office building with sky and other towers in its reflectionAs part of Singapore’s move towards living with COVID-19 as an endemic disease, the country has been making efforts to re-open its economy. In order to facilitate the safe re-opening of the economy, the Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”) and the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (“TAFEP”) have collectively issued guidance for employers … Continue reading

Singapore to enshrine workplace anti-discrimination laws

Photo of Wilson AngPhoto of Jeremy LuaPhoto of Ian CheongBy Wilson Ang, Jeremy Lua, Ian Cheong and Jim Yang Teo on Posted in Asia Pacific, Discrimination and harassment, Singapore
On 29 August 2021, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the Government will enact new laws to formally enshrine the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (“TAFEP Guidelines”) into statute.1 There are, at present, no specific laws in Singapore which directly regulate workplace discrimination. Employers are, however, expected to abide by the principles … Continue reading

New infringement notices for offences against Victorian Occupational Health and Safety laws

Photo of Nicki MilionisBy Nicki Milionis on Posted in Australia
WorkSafe inspectors will now be able to issue infringement notices to companies and individuals for certain occupational health and safety offences. The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Infringements and Miscellaneous Matters) Regulations 2021 (Vic) which amends the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic) (2017 Regulations) commenced on 31 July 2021 in Victoria. Section 139(1) … Continue reading

High Court clarifies definition of casual employee

Photo of David CrossBy David Cross on Posted in Australia
The High Court has upheld the employer’s appeal in the Rossato casual employment test case, and in the process has clarified the definition of casual employment (Workpac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23). However, the practical significance of this decision has been limited by recent legislative amendments. The High Court held that a casual … Continue reading

Government introduces legislative changes following the Respect@Work report

Photo of Alexandra ShieldsPhoto of John TullioBy Alexandra Shields and John Tullio on Posted in Australia, Discrimination and harassment
On 24 June 2021, the Federal Government introduced the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendments Bill 2021 (Cth) (Bill) into the Senate.  The Bill amends both the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA) and the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA) in response to the Respect@Work report (the Report) and implements many … Continue reading

AHRC Report: ASX200 companies and sexual harassment

Photo of Alexandra ShieldsPhoto of John TullioBy Alexandra Shields and John Tullio on Posted in Australia, Discrimination and harassment
On 17 June 2021, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released the “Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces that work for everyone (2021)” report (AHRC Report).  The report collates survey and interview data from 118 ASX200 listed companies to portray how these companies are currently combatting the issue of sexual harassment and makes recommendations … Continue reading

SafeWork NSW approves Code of Practice on managing psychosocial hazards

Photo of Katherine MorrisPhoto of Melissa CarnellPhoto of Brittany TyneBy Katherine Morris, Melissa Carnell and Brittany Tyne on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, General
SafeWork NSW has approved Australia’s first Work Health and Safety (WHS) Code of Practice on managing psychosocial hazards at work (the Code). The Code took effect on 28 May 2021. The WHS Act provides that an approved code of practice is admissible in Court proceedings as evidence of whether or not a duty or obligation … Continue reading

Outcomes of Australian WHS Ministers’ meeting to respond to recommendations arising from the Boland independent review

Photo of Nicki MilionisBy Nicki Milionis on Posted in Australia
The long-awaited meeting of Australian WHS Ministers to discuss the response to the 34 recommendations contained in the Marie Boland independent review of the model Work Health and Safety Laws final report (published in February  2019) (Boland report), took place on 20 May 2021.  We have previously discussed the Boland report and its recommendations in … Continue reading
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