5G Connectivity: The new era of workplaces

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May 22 2019

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China

I am a partner leading the Greater China Employment team comprising lawyers in Hong Kong and China. I also co-lead the firm's CSR and D&I Committees in Hong Kong. I have over 27 years of experience handling the full range of employment matters, including advising on contracts, policies and handbooks, contentious terminations, investigations, discrimination claims, restrictive covenants, absence issues, performance management, executive compensation, transfers of employment, M&A, variation of contracts, bonus issues, employment litigation, remote working, data privacy, restructuring and international employment projects.

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One would be hard-pressed to name a technology at present that is getting as much attention as 5G. 5G stands for the fifth generation of mobile wireless connectivity, and it promises data transfer speeds 10 to 100 times faster than 4G, with much lower communication latency (meaning reduced load times). 5G carries with it the potential to revolutionise our traditional idea of workplaces – from a centralised workforce in an office building to a largely remote, virtually-connected work population. How can businesses prepare themselves for the upcoming wave of changes and navigate the brand new legal landscape of 5G?

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