Maximising efficiencies for in-house employment lawyers through process and technology

Many clients, even large multinationals, rely on small in-house legal teams for their routine operational employment legal matters.

That’s fine until the team is overloaded and at risk of not maximising their time to focus on business-critical strategic issues. But, there is also a business risk in not having visibility of routine operational employment legal matters.

Explore how we helped our client reduce their workload, provide better service for their regional HR teams and unlock powerful legal insights.

Maximising efficiencies for in-house employment lawyers through process and technology

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Ireland – Code of Practice on the right to request remote or flexible working published in March 2024

What rights do employees have to request flexible or remote working? Employees can submit a flexible working or remote working request from their first day of employment, but they must have reached six months’ continuous service before the start of any period of flexible/remote work. Additionally, flexible (not remote working) requests can only be made
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Czech Republic – Flexible amendments to the Labour Code

A draft bill regarding changes to the Labour Code in the Czech Republic has recently been published. The draft bill amends a range of significant provisions such as the probationary period, termination of employment, working time and pay. The amendment aims to increase flexibility in employment relationships and is anticipated to come into force in January 2025.
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Singapore – New Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangements

What are FWAs? FWAs are work arrangements where employers and employees agree to a variation from the standard work arrangement. These can be categorised as follows: (i) flexi-place (for example, working from home); (ii) flexi-time (for example, flexible working hours); and (iii) flexi-load (for example, job sharing or part-time work). What procedure should be followed
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Australia – Increase to paid parental leave

What are the key changes to paid parental leave? Effective 1 July 2024, eligible parents will be entitled to 22 weeks of paid parental leave in total, increasing each year by two weeks until it reaches 26 weeks on 1 July 2026. Effective 1 July 2025, the period of leave reserved for (and which must
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