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The UK’s Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has reversed an Employment tribunal decision in an important ruling concerning a service provision change  (SPC) under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE). Although regulation 3 of TUPE is silent about

A gathering of major global employers on the eve of the UN Global Leader’s Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment has made major commitments to ridding the world of gender discrimination by 2030. Leading the initiative are the Bill

Following a number of recent reforms concerning social dialogue (as reported in our newswire of August 27^th 2015) the Prime Minister of France, Manuel Valls, has announced that an even more fundamental review of the Labour Code is on

An important decision by the US Court of Appeals has found that anti-retaliation provisions currently provided by the Dodd-Frank Act for potential irregularities reported to the Securities Exchange Commission also apply to employees reporting concerns to their own employer. This

A law has recently been passed in Luxembourg that will significantly change the rules on social dialogue from January 1st 2016. Under the new law, company joint committees (les comités mixtes), which are currently mandatory for all companies employing 150

The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced that paternity leave is to be doubled from one week to two weeks. Initially, offering this additional paternity leave will be optional for employers, but where it is offered eligible

The government of the Czech Republic has now approved the draft regulation submitted by the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs to increase the national minimum wage. As of January 1^st2016, therefore, the monthly minimum wage will be

As part of its campaign to encourage the employment of Saudi Arabian nationals, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour recently announced 19 jobs that may not be filled by foreign nationals. These jobs include chief administer of human resources, head of

On August 4^th 2015 Cyprus and Iran entered into an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to income tax. The agreement, which is based on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Model Tax Convention

A recent ruling by the Fair Work Commission in Australia has highlighted the importance of employers serving alcohol responsibly at work functions. The case involved an employee who, whilst intoxicated at a work party, verbally abused and sexually harassed other

Recent amendments to the Russian Labour Code have introduced rules for the implementation of professional standards in a number of professions in Russia. These amendments will come into force on July 1st 2016. The introduction of professional standards will require

The government of the Bahamas, acting on a recommendation from the National Tripartite Council, has decided to increase the national minimum wage by 40%. With effect from August 15th 2015, the new minimum wage rate will be 210 US dollars

According to the Annual Labour Cost Survey published by the Spanish Institute of Statistics, the total gross cost of labour  in Spain was 30,653.05 euros (33,400 US dollars) per worker in 2014. Taking into account deductions from governmental grants and

The UK government has launched a consultation on potential reforms to the taxation of termination payments. The intention is to simplify the tax treatment of these payments to make them easier for employers to administer and employees to understand. The

A new initiative has been launched in Ghana to improve employment opportunities for young and disabled workers. A Youth Employment Agency has been formed, given statutory status and assured funding for the first four years of its existence. The immediate