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Tuesday 29 September 2020

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The Need for Employment Flexibility when External Factors Overwhelm the Business

 

Increasing flexibility has for some years been one of the megatrends of employment, and never more so than when extreme external factors occur. Such factors extend beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and include the consequences of climate change such as sea-level rise. Inevitably the rights and obligations of employers and workers face increased scrutiny when these things happen.

The session will include comparative analyses of what the laws of different jurisdictions prescribe in such circumstances. Speakers will explore a range of concepts such as force majeure, frustration of contract, redundancy, relocation of workforces, termination for sickness, mandatory health testing of workers, temporary suspension of work, and the like.

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Webinar Details

Date: Tuesday 29 September 2020

Cost: Complimentary

Time

  • 16:30 - 18: 00 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
  • 15:30 - 17:00 (Tokyo/Seoul)
  • 14:30 - 16:00 (Hong Kong/Singapore/KL/Beijing/Taipei)
  • 13:30 - 15:00 (Hanoi/Phnom Penh)
  • 12:00 - 13:30 (Delhi/Colombo)
  • 07:30 - 09:00 (London)
  • 08:30 - 10:00 (Berlin/Paris)
 

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Speaker Panel 

 

Welcome Remarks

Mr Bernard Banks

Mr Bernard Banks
Consultant | Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Chair of Employment Law Committee | LAWASIA
NEW ZEALAND

Panellists

Ms Selvamalar A/P Alagaratnam 

Ms Selvamalar A/P Alagaratnam
Partner | Messrs SKRINE
MALAYSIA
 

 

Ms Chanakarn Boonyasith

Ms Chanakarn Boonyasith
Partner | Sian City Law Offices
THAILAND
 

 

 

Ms Kathryn Dent

Ms Kathryn Dent
Director | People + Culture Strategies
AUSTRALIA
 

 

Mr John Dong

Mr John Dong
Partner | Shanghai Baohua Law Firm 
CHINA
 

 

 

Mr David Greene

Mr David Greene
Vice President
The Law Society of England and Wales
UNITED KINGDOM

 

Mr Tetsuro Kinoshita

Mr Tetsuro Kinoshita
Tokyo Kyodo Law Office
JAPAN
 

 

 

Ms Fiona Loughrey

Ms Fiona Loughrey
Partner | Simmons & Simmons
HONG KONG SAR
 

 



 

 

 

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