Effective April 1, 2024: Changes to employer’s obligation to provide clear notice of terms of employment

The Labor Standards Act (the “LSA”) requires employers to provide clear notice of certain terms of employment set forth under the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (the “LSA Ordinance”). An amendment to the LSA Ordinance will become effective on April 1, 2024 changing the terms covered by this notification requirement.

Under the LSA Ordinance as amended:

(1) employers will be obliged to clearly notify all employees of the scope of possible changes in their workplaces and duties during their employment in addition to their workplaces and duties immediately upon hiring;
(2) all fixed-term employees must be notified of the maximum number of contract renewals they can receive and the maximum total period of the renewed employment agreements; and
(3) fixed-term employees with five or more years of work experience must be notified that they have the right to apply for conversion from fixed-term employment to indefinite-term employment and the terms of their employment after conversion to indefinite-term employment.

Please see here for further details on changes employers should ready themselves for by April 1, 2024.