Malaysia recently introduced the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (ASHA) which, once fully implemented, will provide an avenue for an individual to bring a sexual harassment claim against another individual before a specially constituted tribunal. While the tribunal has yet to be set up, several provisions of the ASHA have taken effect since March 2023.
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From our recent Future of Work Report 2023: Balancing Acts, we can see that the commercial landscape continues to evolve rapidly, and employers may find themselves confronted with changes ranging from technological advancements in AI to organisational restructuring. In these circumstances, employers may need to amend existing employees’ employment contracts to effectively manage their…

88% of employers we surveyed as part of our Future of Work Report 2023: Balancing Acts said that they have implemented new technology solutions with workforce implications, including electronic monitoring technologies. Employers know monitoring and surveillance can be unpopular and more than a third (38%) expect it to be a key trigger of activism in…

Regulations have been made bringing the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 into force on 4 December 2023. The Act adds new provisions to the Employment Rights Act 1996 to give employees a day one right to one week’s unpaid leave (pro-rated) each year to provide or arrange care for a dependent with a long-term care need.…

The last few months since our August round-up have seen considerable progress on a number of employment law reform initiatives, largely through enactment of Private Members’ Bills supported by the Government in place of any Employment Bill (which again was absent from the recent King’s Speech).  Employers will need to reflect many of these in…

The Government has published draft regulations amending the Equality Act 2010 in order to reproduce in domestic law rights and protections developed by EU case law (which might otherwise be departed from by domestic courts after 1 January 2024, pursuant to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023).  The Equality Act will be…

The Government has this week published its response to recent consultations (see here) on proposed changes to the Working Time Regulations (WTR) and TUPE.  It aims to take advantage of Brexit to remove some administrative complexity for employers while also codifying certain worker rights established through ECJ caselaw (which could otherwise be reversed following 1…