Human Resources

Termination and Redundancy Practices in Asia

AREA: ASIA

Bound Book

Price 22,000yen (23,100yen included tax)

Pub. May 2009

ISBN 9789814248570

Termination and Redundancy Practices in Asia

Termination and Redundancy Practices in Asia features both the legal and cultural aspects of temination practices in 12 selected Asian countries. Its easy-to-digest content introduces readers toimportant legal guidelines, laws and regulations and siscusses cultural issues governing termination. Readers would learn about the important balance of sensitivieies that must be considered as regards termnation and redundancy and eliminate time wastage with ready-to-use specimen letters.

The countries featured are, namely, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, and key topics include types of terminatin, procedural issues in dismissal, laws on redundancy and employers' right.

A useful table illustrating the termination benefits for different countries also enables readers to compare the effects and requirements before embarking on such an exercise. Complete with case examples and case law, this book brings valuable insights to the complexity and myriad laws and practices in Asia.

Termination and Redundancy in Asia showcases the law and practice surrounding termination and redundancy around the Asia Pacific region. Case stdies and specimen letters are also provided as a source of guideance for HR practitioners.

Features & Benefits
  • Provices a comprehensive guide on the best of Human Resource Management across Asia
  • Provides an insight into major trends and developments that affect the HR profession in the Asia Pacific region
  • Written for HR practitioners by HR practitioners
Contents Includes
  • Types of termination
  • Types of termination benefits and calculation of termination payments (Indonesia, China)
  • Courts and Tribunals
  • Law on redundancy (Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, China)
  • Retrenchment - selection process and guidelines (Malaysia)
  • Retrenchment benefits (Malaysia, Taiwan)
  • Employer's rights after terminatin (Thailand, Hong Kong)
  • Case studies (Indonesia, India)
  • Specimen letters (Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, India)
  • Comparison table of termination benefits