Highlights in this edition include: Australia’s Federal Court decision on multi‑employer bargaining and an Australian-first AI framework agreement with the ACTU; China’s new guidelines on platform work rules and algorithms; Hong Kong’s consultation on MPF thresholds and court recognition of a tort of harassment; India’s publication of draft Central and state rules under the new Labour Codes; Japan’s expanded mandatory gender equality disclosure obligations; Malaysia’s Gig Workers Act coming into force; New Zealand’s minimum wage increase and introduction of a Modern Slavery Bill; South Korea’s new short‑term childcare leave and expanded paternity and childcare rights; and Singapore’s increased shared parental leave entitlement, higher CPF contribution rates and revised work pass salary thresholds. 

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