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Hong Kong’s Breastfeeding Discrimination Law – What Should Employers and Employees Know?

12 Jan 2021

Table of Contents Applicability Discriminatory Conduct Direct Discrimination Indirect Discrimination Victimisation Key Takeaways for Best Practices and Policies Provision of facilities Whistleblowing Download PDF In a significant advancement towards inclusiveness, the amendment to the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (“SDO”) prohibiting breastfeeding discrimination (“Amendment”) will come into force on 19 June 2021.  We have summarized the key

Gall Hires Experienced Employment Lawyer (Registered Foreign Lawyer)

11 Jan 2021

January 11th, 2021 – Gall, a leading independent Hong Kong law firm focusing primarily on dispute resolution, announced today that Matthew Durham has joined the firm as an England and Wales qualified Registered Foreign Lawyer in the Employment practice. Matthew joins from Simmons & Simmons in Shanghai where he has lived since 1999. Commenting on the appointment, Senior

Gall Co-Hosts Webinar with Courage Through Coaching

8 Jan 2021

2020 was an unprecedented year for everyone – for many a wake-up call, for some a write-off, for others an opportunity to learn and grow. Join Monica Browning, Leadership and Life Coach & Founder of Courage Through Coaching, and Caroline McNally, Executive Partner and Head of the Family & Divorce team at boutique dispute resolution law

Nick Gall Ranked in CBLJ’s 2020 A-List

8 Jan 2021

Senior Partner Nick Gall has been recognised in China Business Law Journal’s “China’s Elite 100 Lawyers (Foreign Firms)” list as part of the publication’s annual A-List. The A-List is based on extensive research conducted by China Business Law Journal, with researchers turning to thousands of in-house counsel in China and around the world, as well

Employment Spotlight: Guidance for Protecting Personal Data in Work from Home Arrangements

4 Jan 2021

Download PDF The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) has issued Guidance Notes for (1) organisations, (2) employees, and (3) users of video conference software, with a view to enhance measures for data security and data privacy in the use, storage and handling of personal data when employees work from home (“WFH”). In this article

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