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[China] High court says 72-hour working week is illegal [China] High court says 72-hour working week is illegal

The ruling is a clear rebuke to the 996 schedule which has sparked online protests and criticism in recent years.
01 Sep 2021

[Indonesia] Omnibus Law’s minimum wage provisions [Indonesia] Omnibus Law’s minimum wage provisions

Although the sectoral minimum wage has been abolished, all sectoral minimum wage decrees issued before GR 36/2021 will continue until...
31 Aug 2021

[India] New labour codes will rationalise 44 central labour laws [India] New labour codes will rationalise 44 central labour laws

The existing provisions of the new rules will lead working hours for employees to be increased from nine to 12...
27 Aug 2021

[Malaysia] Bangladeshi expats warned about passport misinformation [Malaysia] Bangladeshi expats warned about passport misinformation

On August 22 the high commission said they have been delivering passports through 36 post offices since April 2021.
26 Aug 2021

[China] Continuous consent at core of data protection law [China] Continuous consent at core of data protection law

The new "Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" comes into effect on November 1, 2021.
26 Aug 2021

[India] High court rules maternity benefit law has supremacy over service regulations [India] High court rules maternity benefit law has supremacy over service regulations

The high court was dealing with a plea from Bank of India, challenging a labour commissioner order vide.
24 Aug 2021

[Japan] Average minimum hourly wage will rise to 930 yen [Japan] Average minimum hourly wage will rise to 930 yen

The minimum required hourly wage will top ¥800 in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures for the very first time.
20 Aug 2021