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Breach Of Confidence By Ex-employee Who Retained Company Documents After Leaving Job

In Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar [2025] SGHC 41, Singapore's High Court found an ex-employee to be in breach of his contractual obligations of confidentiality and equitable obligations...

Singapore Employment

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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

10 Things Employers Should Know About Korean Labor Law

Korea is an important economy in Asia with significant business opportunities. Multinational companies engage workers in Korea in all industries – from manufacturing to technology to finance.

Singapore Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

2024 WLG Whistleblower Guide: Singapore

There is presently no overarching legislation in Singapore protecting whistleblowers. However, statutes containing provisions affording protection for specific reports exist. Examples of such statutes include the Prevention of Corruption Act 1960 ("PCA") and the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992, which protect the identity of informers.

Singapore Employment

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World Law Group

Singapore Passes Its First Anti-Discrimination Law

The Workplace Fairness Bill ("Bill") will apply to all employers in Singapore. It prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, employment, and termination decisions.

Singapore Employment

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Jones Day

Promise Of A Fairer Future: Understanding Singapore's Workplace Fairness Bill

Singapore Employment

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Ius Laboris

Future Of Work In Singapore: Aligning Return-To-Office Policies With Flexible Work Arrangements

Singapore Employment

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Withers LLP

Singapore: Employment & Benefits – 2024 Highlights And 2025 Outlook

Singapore Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Wage Transparency And Pay Equity Issues In Asia (Podcast)

Singapore Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

A New Era Of Equality: Singapore's Upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation

Singapore Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Flexible Working In Singapore – Implementation Of The Tripartite Guidelines On Flexible Work Arrangement Requests And What This Means For Employers And Employees

Singapore Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Paid Parental Leave Coming In 2025

Singapore Employment

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WTW

Dads, Diapers And Deadlines: How Singapore's Parental Leave Reinforcement Redefines Work And Family Life

Singapore Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

New Salary Benchmarking Table By Sector Released

Singapore Employment

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Fragomen

Employers Of Record Can No Longer Sponsor Employment Passes For Foreign Entities' Workers

Singapore Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

2025年财政预算案税务进展

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Building Tariff Resilience: Strategies For APAC Businesses

Worldwide International

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AlixPartners

Key Changes In The 2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules

Singapore Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

Fund In The Sun: Why The Philippines Could Be The Next Startup Powerhouse

Worldwide Commercial

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Withers LLP

An Analysis Of GIQ V Comptroller Of Income Tax [2025] SGITBR 1

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

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Breach Of Confidence By Ex-employee Who Retained Company Documents After Leaving Job

In Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar [2025] SGHC 41, Singapore's High Court found an ex-employee to be in breach of his contractual obligations of confidentiality and equitable obligations...

Singapore Employment

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Singapore: Employment & Benefits – 2024 Highlights And 2025 Outlook

Employers in Singapore will need to prepare for a year of change in 2025 with the introduction of new legislation, guidelines and increased scrutiny from unions.

Singapore Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Flexible Work Arrangements – Next Steps For Employers

The recently announced Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangements Requests (Guidelines) require employers to, as far as reasonably practicable...

Singapore Employment

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Ministry Of Manpower Targets Issuing Guidelines On Restrictive Covenants In The Second Half Of 2024

Singapore Employment

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L&E Global

Court Finds Employer Lacked Sufficient Cause To Dismiss Its Former Pregnant Employee

Singapore Employment

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills

Retrenchment Practices In Singapore – A Balance Of Employer And Employee Interests

Singapore Employment

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Non-Compete Clauses In Singapore And Insights From The Recent Shopee Case

Singapore Commercial

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Retrenchment In Singapore, Lazada Lay-offs

Singapore Employment

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Gowling WLG

Understanding Employment Contracts In Singapore: A Comprehensive Guide

Singapore Employment

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Gloria James-Civetta & Co

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

10 Things Employers Should Know About Korean Labor Law

Korea is an important economy in Asia with significant business opportunities. Multinational companies engage workers in Korea in all industries – from manufacturing to technology to finance.

Singapore Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Singapore Passes Its First Anti-Discrimination Law

The Workplace Fairness Bill ("Bill") will apply to all employers in Singapore. It prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, employment, and termination decisions.

Singapore Employment

JD

Jones Day

Promise Of A Fairer Future: Understanding Singapore's Workplace Fairness Bill

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Bill is finally here and, once through Parliament, is expected to take effect in either 2026 or 2027.

Singapore Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

A New Era Of Equality: Singapore's Upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation

Singapore Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Legislative Updates From Singapore: Paternity Leave, Infant Care, And Discrimination

Singapore Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Singapore Employers, Are Your Hiring Practices In Order For The Next TAFEP Request?

Singapore Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Legal Framework For Workplace Harassment-How A Lawyer Can Help

Singapore Employment

GJ

Gloria James-Civetta & Co

New Immigration Criteria For Foreign Professionals And Expanding Rights For Employees

Singapore Employment

JD

Jones Day

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Singapore Employment

BB

Braddell Brothers

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Three Things To Consider When Dismissing Employees In Asia (Podcast)

This podcast discusses the critical considerations when evaluating whether and how to terminate employees in Asia. Trent Sutton (U.S. qualified lawyer)...

Singapore Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Court Finds Employer Lacked Sufficient Cause To Dismiss Its Former Pregnant Employee

A pregnant employee was dismissed with payment in lieu of notice. Dispute ensued and the employer brought claims for the return of company...

Singapore Employment

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills

Asia Employment, Pensions And Incentives Update: February 2024

Our February e-bulletin begins with a look at a recent Hong Kong case, Hum Matthew Ta v Allied Way Security Management Limited [2024] HKDC 134.

Worldwide Employment

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Singapore Employment

BB

Braddell Brothers

What You Need To Know About Layoffs And Retrenchment

Singapore Employment

WL

Withers LLP

Allegations Of Whistleblowing In Wrongful Dismissal Claims

Singapore Employment

SL

Shook Lin & Bok

Changes To The Singapore Protection From Harassment Act: What You Need To Know

Worldwide Employment

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Linklaters

Were You Fired Or Retrenched? Your Employer May Not Tell You The Difference

Singapore Employment

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Withers LLP

How Key Changes To The Singapore Employment Act Affect Business Owners

Singapore Employment

WL

Withers LLP

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Health & Safety

Roles And Responsibilities Under The Workplace Safety And Health Act (In Korean)

싱가포르 사업자의 안전 및 보건에 대한 역할과 책임

Singapore Employment

DR

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Employer Found Liable For Injuries Suffered By Worker Alighting From Lorry

The topic of whether workers should continue to be transported at the back of lorries has made the news recently and will continue to do so. There have also been impassionate arguments from those for and against...

Singapore Employment

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Covenant Chambers

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Singapore, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Singapore Employment

BB

Braddell Brothers

Launch Of The Code Of Practice On Chief Executives' And Board Of Directors' Workplace Safety And Health Duties

Singapore Employment

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Rajah & Tann

Government Issues Advisory On Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations For Employees

Singapore Coronavirus

LG

L&E Global

Why SMEs Need To Address Workplace Sexual Harassment

Singapore Employment

WL

Withers LLP

A Year In Review – 2020: Thoughts From An Employment Lawyer

Singapore Employment

BB

Bird & Bird (Singapore)

Conversations With Lawyers - Workplace Mental Health (Video)

Singapore Employment

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Singapore Dialogue: The COVID-19 Impact

Singapore Coronavirus

CO

Carey Olsen

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Latest Videos

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Employment Laws In India - Brief Insights (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Employment Relations Podcast #42 – What could the proposed ban on "non-competes" mean for Australian employers?

PA

Piper Alderman

Four New Labour Codes For India (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

Key updates: new workplace laws

A

Avant Law

It Depends – Can an employee make an underpayment claim when their annual salary is higher than their minimum Award entitlements?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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