Cambodia: Labor Law Amendment on ‘Seniority Payment’

On July 11, 2018, Cambodia passed an amendment to the Labor Law that eliminates “indemnity for dismissal”—a local legal concept equivalent to a severance payment—for undetermined duration contracts (i.e., employment contracts without a fixed expiration date, or UDCs), and replaces it with an ongoing requirement for employers to pay employees a new “seniority payment.” These […]

Background Checks: Key Insights

A successful business is reliant on employees who are dependable and come vetted from reliable sources regarding their past experience and general background. There are several steps associated with assessing the talent you are inviting into your business, and one of the initial, and typically most formal, steps is background checks.