1. Making Tough Personnel Decisions in a Global Recession: Doing it Right and Minimizing Liability Asia and the Pacific Session July 13, 2009 1 © Employment Law Alliance

2. INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW 2 © Employment Law Alliance

3. Presenters Moderator – Stephen J. Hirschfeld CEO, Employment Law Alliance, San Francisco, CA shirschfeld@employmentlawalliance.com shirschfeld@employmentlawalliance.com Boey Swee Siang, Rajah & Tann, Singapore swee.siang.boey@rajahtann.com Richard D. Emmerson, Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono, Jakarta. Indonesia richardemmerson@ssek.com richardemmerson@ssek.com C.W. Hyun, Kim & Chang, Seoul, South Korea cwhyun@kimchang.com Phillipa Muir, Simpson Grierson, Auckland, New Zealand phillipa.muir@simpsongrierson.com Sivabalah Nadarajah, Shearn Delamore & Co., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sivabalah@shearndelamore.comt 3 © Employment Law Alliance

4. Presenters Dante Pamintuan, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, Manila, Philippines dtpamintuan@syciplaw.com Stephen Price, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney, Australia stephen.price@corrs.com.au Ajay Raghavan, Trilegal, Bangalore, India ajay.raghavan@trilegal.com Hong Tran, Mayer Brown JSM, Hong Kong hong.tran@mayerbrownjsm.com Linh Truong, Mayer Brown JSM, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam linh.truong@mayerbrownjsm.com Lihui Zhou, Mayer Brown JSM, Hong Kong lihui.zhou@mayerbrownjsm.com 4 © Employment Law Alliance

5. Layoff Decisions How Companies Are Saving Money on Personnel Costs Short of Layoffs What are the legal challenges to implementing these decisions? Reducing overtime; Hiring freezes; Salary freezes; Salary reductions; Furloughs; Temporary shutdowns; Work-sharing arrangements; Shortened work weeks or workdays; Eliminating training programs; Boosting healthcare premiums; Creating incentives for employees to voluntarily resign or retire. 5 © Employment Law Alliance

6. Layoff Decisions How To Make These Decisions Bullet Proof What are the biggest challenges when making these decisions? What are the most common legal claims being asserted today on behalf of laid off workers and how could they have been avoided? 6 © Employment Law Alliance

7. Separation Agreements and Releases Are they commonly used in your country? Are they enforceable? What must these agreements contain? What should these agreements contain? Must an employee be given advance notice before signing such an agreement? Are there any specific issues in your jurisdiction? 7 © Employment Law Alliance

8. Severance Pay and Benefits Does your country have statutory severance pay requirements? If so, what do I need to know? Does your country require that certain benefits continue following termination? Do your clients typically provide severance pay and enhanced benefits beyond what is required by law? What kind of circumstances? Do you require that a release be signed? Are your clients using “stay until close” bonuses and if so, what challenges are they facing? 8 © Employment Law Alliance

9. Advance Notice for Terminations Does your country require that employees receive a certain amount of advance notice before a layoff? Are there any exceptions? If there is a trade union or works council involved, what does the law require you to do? 9 © Employment Law Alliance

10. How are your clients coordinating the implementation of worldwide layoffs? 10 © Employment Law Alliance

11. Lessons Learned from Bad Personnel Decisions Made During Tough Economic Times What should have been done differently? 11 © Employment Law Alliance

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