United States: San Francisco Enacts Broad Protections For Employees Of "Formula Retail" Establishments

On December 5, 2014, San Francisco enacted two ordinances, dubbed the “San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights,” that will extend benefits to part-time retail and food service employees and require certain employers to make schedules more predictable for all employees. The ordinances are believed to affect approximately 35,000 employees in San Francisco (approximately 5 to 6% of the City’s total wage and salary employment) and are also believed to provide the broadest […]

By | January 2nd, 2015 ||

Singapore: Holiday Pay Update: Good News For Employers?

Regulations were put before Parliament on 18 December 2014 under which claims for backdated pay would be limited to two years with effect from 1 July 2015.

The Regulations show surprisingly prompt action in the wake of the Bear Scotland, Hertel and Amec decision in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in November on overtime and holiday pay, as well as limiting the effects of the Lock decision in the European Court of Justice on commission and […]

By | January 2nd, 2015 ||

Changes In The Regulation Of Employment Relations With Foreign Nationals In The Russian Federation

Keeping GRATA’s practice of informing clients on important legal developments that might influence their business, we would like to draw your attention to some important changes regarding the regulation of employment relations with foreign nationals in the Russian Federation.

The Federal Law dated 24 November 2014 No. 357-FZ and the Federal Law dated 1 December 2014 No. 409-FZ introduce amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation’, the […]

By | January 1st, 2015 ||