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[Australia] Woolworths fined $1.2 million for underpaying workers' long service leave [Australia] Woolworths fined $1.2 million for underpaying workers' long service leave

Woolworths admitted an error in its payroll system, which went undetected for years, had led to it short-changing at least 1,227...
10 May 2024

[Thailand] Minimum wage rise to uplift 'grassroots' people affirmed by PM [Thailand] Minimum wage rise to uplift 'grassroots' people affirmed by PM

The higher minimum wage is intended to help the ‘grassroots’ people who have played a crucial part in driving Thailand’s...
10 May 2024

[Japan] Mizuho Bank ordered to pay ex-employee ¥3.3 million in labour dispute [Japan] Mizuho Bank ordered to pay ex-employee ¥3.3 million in labour dispute

The court found that Mizuho’s instruction for the employee to stay at home at reduced pay for five years without...
26 Apr 2024

[Hong Kong] Company and director fined $78k for contravening Employment Ordinance [Hong Kong] Company and director fined $78k for contravening Employment Ordinance

The company - Red Health Products Company Limited - and its director pleaded guilty at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts...
25 Apr 2024

[Australia] Recruitment insights report for March 2024 [Australia] Recruitment insights report for March 2024

Headline figures from the data indicate an easing labour market; the number of employers recruiting (49 per cent) remained unchanged...
25 Apr 2024