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Employers should be aware of the worldwide controversy that surrounds the use of the weedkiller glyphosate (brand name Roundup) …

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Although we continue to forecast a downturn this year across much of the developed world, there is a glimmer of light from the OECD’s latest composite leading indicator …

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A survey just conducted by Moody’s credit rating agency has found that “seven in ten credit professionals predict a recession in 2020 …

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The international trade union UNI has signed six new or renewed global agreements with multinational banks – such as Crédit Agricole – this year. In addition to reaffirming the ILO’s fundamental rights, the agreements also cover enhanced maternity leave, digitalization, data privacy, the right to disconnect, sexual harassment, ethical sales policies, and gender equality.

Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccination each year for everyone aged over six months, large sections of every population across the Northern Hemisphere fail to be vaccinated each autumn …

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Christmas day this year falls on a Wednesday and therefore, for most employees in western countries, both days that form public holidays will fall on normal working days …

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Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccination each year for everyone aged over 6 months old, large sections of every population across the northern hemisphere fail to be vaccinated each Autumn …

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Christmas day this year falls on a Wednesday and therefore, for most employees in western countries, both days that form public holidays will fall on normal working days …

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One thing that can be predicted is that the FDI map is likely to change drastically over the next year …

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One of the key measures used by economists to assess economic wellbeing is the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of drawing up guidelines on “evidence-based mental well-being in the workplace” and its first step has been to redefine “burn-out” …

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The official definition of a recession is that it arises when GDP falls two quarters in a row …

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The growth threat of escalating military action in Kashmir, Hong Kong and between Israel and Iran is establishing a dangerous context for a coming global economic recession …

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Member companies should warn employees utilizing the internet, and particularly email systems, in several repressive states such as Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia and Sudan that they could find themselves inadvertently breaking the criminal law …

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At its last annual meeting in June, the International Labour Organization (ILO) approved Convention 190 on the protection of workers against violence and harassment …

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