Asia: Employment and HR

This briefing note sets out an overview of the Full Federal Court's decision in Reiche v Neometals Ltd [2026] FCAFC 53. The decision is significant as the first appellate authority to consider...

Global Capability Centres (“GCCs”) in India are at an inflection point. With over 1,800 centres employing nearly two million professionals and generating approximately USD 64.6 billion in revenue as of 2024, the sector accounts for roughly 35 percent of India’s technology services workforce and over 1.6 percent of national GDP.

This article explains what you need to know to protect your business and mount an effective unfair dismissal employer defence.

This briefing note sets out an overview of the Full Federal Court's decision in Reiche v Neometals Ltd [2026] FCAFC 53. The decision is significant as the first appellate authority to consider...

South Korea is quietly running one of the most aggressive whistleblower reward programs, and in 2024 and 2026, it removed the ceiling on what whistleblowers can earn. Established in 1951, Korea’s tax whistleblower framework predates every major U.S. whistleblower program by decades.

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Outsourcing in India has traditionally been structured around commercial considerations such as operational flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency, leading businesses across sectors to rely extensively on contract labour rather than direct employment on the principal employer’s payroll.

Certain obligations, including tax, superannuation, workplace safety and environmental compliance, can apply directly to directors even where work is outsourced.

On April 30, 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower enacted Regulation No. 7 of 2026 regarding Outsourcing, introducing a significant shift in the country’s labor regime. The new regulation, consisting of 11 articles, marks a departure from the broader flexibility previously seen under the Job Creation Law framework by reimposing clearer limits on outsourcing practices.

The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, is a beneficial piece of social welfare legislation designed to provide relief to workmen and their dependants in cases of injury or death arising out of and in the course...

The High Court of Delhi, through its Judgment dated 18.05.2026 in the matter of Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital v. Vijender Singh & Ors., inter alia, held that the obligation under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (“ID Act”) is a continuing statutory obligation and takes into account the minimum wages revised from time to time by the Appropriate Government.

In a significant ruling strengthening the procedural safeguards under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013...