“Employment notes” is Herbert Smith Freehills’s know-how blog where you will find the latest developments in international employment legislation, regulation and litigation.
Articles: 1-10 of 1005
UK: Employment Rights Act finally passed
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 This morning the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent, having finally been passed by the House of Lords on 16 December when the Conservatives…
Australia: Major reforms to the model Work Health and Safety Framework and incident notification duties
Australia - December 16 2025 On 5 December 2025, Safe Work Australia released significant amendments to the national model Work Health and Safety Act (Model WHS Act), with the…
UK: Employment Rights Bill ping pong continues, with the House of Lords rejecting the government's plans to remove the unfair dismissal compensation cap
United Kingdom - December 10 2025 The House of Lords has this evening rejected the government's amended unfair dismissal provisions in the Employment Rights Bill and sent the Bill…
Asia: Occupational health and safety
Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea - December 4 2025 Occupational Health and Safety regulations across Asia share the common objective of safeguarding workers and promoting safe workplaces. However, the…
PRC: Overview of new Shanghai regulations and major regional policies on carer's leave
China - December 4 2025 The amended Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on Protecting the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (Regulations) came into force on 1 November…
UK: Government announces U-turn on day one unfair dismissal
United Kingdom - November 28 2025 Yesterday evening (27 November) the Government announced it had reached an agreement with union and business representatives to retain a six month…
UK: Employment Rights Bill sent back to the Commons yet again; Acas early conciliation period extended; digital collective redundancy notification
United Kingdom - November 18 2025 Yesterday afternoon the House of Lords debated the Employment Rights Bill once again and, once again, five Government motions were defeated with the…
UK: Employment Rights Bill returned to Lords once again; consultations on union and family-related reforms launched
United Kingdom - November 5 2025 Last week the Government issued four of its promised consultation on planned reforms set out in the Employment Rights Bill, consulting until 18…
UK: Employment Rights Bill 'ping pong' continues as Lords amendments sent back to the Commons
United Kingdom - October 30 2025 On 28 October 2025 the House of Lords refused to approve the latest version of the Employment Rights Bill, sending it back with fresh amendments for…
PRC: Compliance guidelines for non-compete restraints/中国：竞业限制合规指引
China - October 8 2025 On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) issued the Compliance Guidelines for the Implementation of…
About Employment Notes
Featured authors
