Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Egypt as reported in our fortnightly newswire “Dernieres nouvelles”.
Egypt: Changes to Egyptian social security for expatriates
Non-Egyptian employees are now no longer exempt from mandatory participation in the Egyptian Social Insurance and Pension schemes …
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Egypt: Cairo metro employs Egypt’s first women train drivers
As in most Arab countries, women, if allowed to work at all, are often restricted to non-public facing positions …
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Egypt: Brief on the proposed draft for the new labor law
The Senate has finally approved a draft labour law that introduces new wide-ranging rights and obligations …
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Egypt: Digitising tax system
The government has been busy digitising the tax system and reforming the tax burden on foreign investors …
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Egypt: Senate rejects proposal on paternal leave
Under further amendments to the Labour Law, a woman may only take up to three paid maternity leave periods …
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Egypt: NWC sets minimum wage at LE 2400 for private sector
The new Minimum wage has finally been introduced – the first in the private sector …
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Egypt: Senate gives preliminary approval to new labour law
Senate approval has been given to a new comprehensive labour law …
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Egypt: Smoking in health, education and government facilities banned
Although tobacco consumption is declining around the World, it is growing fast in Egypt and now poses a serious health risk to the population …
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Egypt: Migration and diaspora
One of the world’s largest diaspora originate from Egypt …
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Egypt: Parliament passes law to sack civil servants linked to Muslim Brotherhood
Companies with operations in the country should be cautious about hiring employees who previously worked in the public sector …
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Egypt: Government put improving human rights on the agenda
The government has been under much international pressure to improve it’s human rights record …
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Egypt: Proposed labour law amendment to increase paid annual leave
Employees will receive 15 days paid annual leave in year one and 21 days leave in year two under a proposed labour law amendment currently being debated by the two chambers of Egypt’s Parliament …
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Egypt: NWC sets minimum wage at LE 2400 for private sector
With effect from 1st January 2022, private sector employers must pay workers a baseline wage/salary of no less than LE2,400 per month (US$153), plus a minimum monthly bonus of LE60 ($3 …
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Egypt: Draft law sets community service as alternative to jail time for petty crimes
A Committee made up of House of Representative Members and independent experts has been tasked with reviewing the possibility of replacing shorter periods of imprisonment with community service for minor offenders …
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