Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Global as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’. 

Global: Trends in participation constant over time

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), relative gender job and pay differences around the globe haven’t changed significantly in 20 years …

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Global: OECD – mixed messages about economic prospects

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s most powerful predictor of future economic trends (the composite longer leading indicator) continues to fall – from 98 …

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Global: IMF – study into the public-private wage divide

Although in all modern western societies, wealth generation is largely achieved through the private sector, the rewards to employees are generally in favour of the public sector …

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Global: Multinational layoffs picking up pace

The pattern of high-tech layoffs in multinational enterprises, which saw some high profile changes in the second half of last year, is continuing …

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Global: Do not forget International Women’s Day (IWD)

8th March is a public holiday in many countries …

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Global: The latest changes in real average earnings levels

A major problem with monitoring the progress of real earnings around the World is that although changes in consumer prices are normally published monthly, the publication of pay data is usually delayed by up to six or seven months …

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Global: The many faces of days-off chosen by the State

Annual leave and public holiday practices are not as simple as they may appear: it is often assumed that employers just need to add nationally designated public holidays to individual annual leave in order to determine an individual’s time off each year …

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Global: What COVID-19 restrictions remain at national borders?

Gradually, over the course of this year, border restrictions have come down around the World and now there is free entry to those meeting normal immigration requirements in 196 countries, although the USA is still banning entry to unvaccinated foreigners or residents abroad until 8th January 2023 – with only a few exceptions …

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Global: Discriminatory questioning concerning country origins

In the light of the recent incident involving a Royal Aide at a UK Buckingham Palace reception, employers should brief all management employees about the implications of enquiring about an individual’s geographical origins …

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Global: Free trade and protectionism have their equivalent in the labour market

The announcement of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a real game changer for global trade – which has serious implications for the HR function …

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Global: Unemployment rate forecasts

Although the OECD is clearly expecting a recession in the European Union as we enter 2023, its predictions about the impact on unemployment remain very modest …

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Global: Where do jobs fit into the future’s vast unknown territory?

There is generally a lag between key variables when economic cycles change direction …

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Global: Jurisdictions agree to share gig economy tax data

According to the OECD, the multilateral competent authority agreement (MCAA) will allow tax jurisdictions to automatically exchange information collected from operators of digital platforms …

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Global: World Justice Project (WJP) updates its rule of law index

The index has been constructed to provide an indication of how far the law has developed in particular countries to constrain government powers, promote open government, contain corruption, guarantee fundamental rights, establish order and security, ensure regulatory enforcement and create a fair framework for the exercise of civil and criminal justice …

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Global: Pay transparency can address the gender pay gap – ILO

Pay transparency measures can help expose pay differences between men and women and identify the underlying causes …

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