Vietnam Labour and Employment Comparative Guide
1 Legal framework 1.1 Are there statutory sources of labour and employment law? The primary statutory source that governs labour and…
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The Gig Economy: A challenge to conventional labour law
Both employers and workers should pay attention to the issues …
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Protection of women employees in the Philippines
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap (GGG) Report conducted in 2016, the Philippines is the most gender-equal country in the Asia-Pacific region, having closed nearly 79 percent of its gender gap …
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Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada: Employer Compliance Rules
The regulations that govern applications for work permits provide a very strict framework for employers who hire temporary foreign workers in Canada …
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Thailand: New Amendment to the Labor Law
The Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541 (“LPA”) was first enacted in February 1998; the LPA has been amended several times …
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Philippines: Psychological disorders in the workplace
The problem of mental health presents a particular conundrum under labour relations and standards …
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What should you do when a director gets arrested?
On December 6, 2016, Pacific Radiance Limited, a company listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange announced that an executive director had been arrested by the Singaporean authorities on suspicion that he had committed an offense under the Prevention of Corruption Act …
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Clarifying the role of contractors and subcontractors
Recent changes to labour laws in the Philippines attempt to clarify the status of contractors and subcontractors in certain industries …
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