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Employment law 5 in 5: July 2024

Employment law 5 in 5: July 2024

Five developments to read for July in less than five minutes.

30 July 2024 3 min read

Automatic enrolment in Ireland: What employers need to know

Automatic enrolment in Ireland: What employers need to know

The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Act 2024 was recently enacted in July 2024 to introduce a new system of retirement savings in Ireland known as automaticenrolment.

10 September 2024 3 min read

Clampdown on false self-employment

Clampdown on false self-employment

From 1 January 2025, active enforcement of rules targeting bogus self-employment will begin.

6 September 2024 2 min read

Automatic enrolment in Ireland: What employers need to know

Automatic enrolment in Ireland: What employers need to know

The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Act 2024 was recently enacted in July 2024 to introduce a new system of retirement savings in Ireland known as automaticenrolment.

10 September 2024 3 min read

Clampdown on false self-employment

Clampdown on false self-employment

From 1 January 2025, active enforcement of rules targeting bogus self-employment will begin.

6 September 2024 2 min read

Updates to the employment permit system come into force in Ireland

Updates to the employment permit system come into force in Ireland

Important changes to employment permits law take effect from Monday 2 September 2024.

2 September 2024 2 min read

New Platform Workers Bill introduced for workers managed by delivery service or ride-hail platforms

New Platform Workers Bill introduced for workers managed by delivery service or ride-hail platforms

On 6 August 2024, the Platform Workers Bill was introduced in the Singapore Parliament.

2 September 2024 3 min read

Singapore National Day Rally: Employees to get enhanced family friendly benefits and retrenchment support

Singapore National Day Rally: Employees to get enhanced family friendly benefits and retrenchment support

Increased family-friendly rights and new jobseeker support will take effect from April 2025.

2 September 2024 4 min read

Trending topics

Pay equity and pay transparency

In recent years, there has been an upward global trend in the implementation of new legal measures aimed at addressing pay equity and pay transparency. This trend continues to gather pace as more and more jurisdictions turn their focus to tackling this issue.

Right to disconnect

The right to disconnect is an evolving employment law trend. It is increasingly becoming a key focus of legislators across the globe as part of a wider theme of increasing employee protections.

Singapore High Court upholds discretionary bonus clause to withhold bonus from a former employee

Singapore High Court upholds discretionary bonus clause to withhold bonus from a former employee

The High Court has recently given a timely reminder about the importance of contractual drafting for bonus entitlement.

2 September 2024 5 min read

Illinois becomes second state to enact AI law for employers

Illinois becomes second state to enact AI law for employers

AI legislation is enacted inIllinois.

29 August 2024 2 min read

Eligibility for golden visa professionals

United Arab Emirates

Eligibility for golden visa professionals

Changes have been announced regarding eligibility for UAE goldenvisas.

29 August 2024 1 min read

DLA Piper AI and employment podcast series

DLA Piper AI and employment podcast series

The DLA Piper AI and Employment Podcasts are a series of discussions of the key employment law issues facing employers arising out of AI. In each episode, lawyers from across DLA Piper’s global team discuss different topics employers need to address, offering insights and recommendations.

Changes to working from home: Adoption of the Teleworking Act

Changes to working from home: Adoption of the Teleworking Act

New regulations for teleworking will come into force on 1 January 2025.

28 August 2024 2 min read

Non-Singaporean companies need to consider alternatives to using an Employer of Record for employing a foreign national in Singapore

Non-Singaporean companies need to consider alternatives to using an Employer of Record for employing a foreign national in Singapore

The Ministry of Manpower has clarified that non-Singaporean companies can no longer use an Employer of Record to sponsor work passes for non-Singaporean employees.

28 August 2024 2 min read

Reporting obligations in Brazil

Reporting obligations in Brazil

Employers are required to report on race and ethnicity data as well as salary transparencydata.

28 August 2024 2 min read

UAE government introduces increased fines and criminal penalties for violations of the UAE Labour Law

United Arab Emirates

UAE government introduces increased fines and criminal penalties for violations of the UAE Labour Law

The UAE government has issued a new Federal Decree-Law which amends specific provisions of the UAE Labour Law.

28 August 2024 2 min read

Equal treatment of public sector workers performing night work

Equal treatment of public sector workers performing night work

The European Court of Justice dealt with a reference for a preliminary ruling concerning the equal treatment of public sector workers performing night work.

27 August 2024 1 min read

Annual report on monitoring the application of EU law

Annual report on monitoring the application of EU law

The European Commission released its annual report on monitoring the application of EU law.

27 August 2024 1 min read