China: Employee Related Issues In Enterprise Relocation And Solutions

Recently, I was asked by a client about some employee-related issues involved in enterprise relocation, and I think it is worth to share with you the following solutions.

About the case: after failing to renew a lease on its plant in the Qingpu district, a foreign manufacturing companydecided to rent a new plant in Qingpu district and relocate the whole plant to the new place. Some employees claimed compensation for the relocation. The company asked […]

By | October 13th, 2013 ||

Job Security Under Turkish Law

One of the most important purposes of labor law is to protect the relationship between an employee and an employer and to secure an employee’s job. In order to achieve this purpose, an internationally accepted “job security” concept was born in early 20th century1. The purpose of job security is to protect the employee, the weaker party in an employment relationship, against the employer. In a broad sense, job security means the protection of an […]

By | October 10th, 2013 ||

Vietnam: Changes To Work Permit Regime Applicable To Foreign Employees

On 5 September 2013, the Government of Vietnam adopted Decree 102/2013 on the employment and management of foreign employees working in Vietnam. Decree 102/2013 takes effect from 1 November 2013 and replaces Decree 34/2008 dated 25 March 2008 (as amended by Decree 46/2011 dated 17 June 2011) on the same subject.

Decree 102/2013 contains some significant changes concerning the employment of foreigners and the requirement for work permits. Most notably, it introduces some additional administrative […]

By | October 10th, 2013 ||