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Unemployment in many advanced and developing economies is becoming increasingly a problem, particularly for young workers …

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In an attempt to prevent multinational companies shifting their tax base to avoid high tax regimes the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been busy developing an international Convention that can be automatically inserted into the more than 2000 tax treaties between countries around the world …

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Heralded as a victory for employers, the recent decision of a District Judge in Texas to issue a permanent injunction against a US Department of Labour (DOL) rule on fair dealing in labour relations appears so much like a backward step for labour relations …

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The growth of globalization and the increasing size of public contracts has encouraged a higher incidence of corporate crime, particularly fraud and bribery …

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Companies that are well established in a particular market often call on strategic entry deterrence methods to maintain their dominance …

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Attempts by many governments in advanced economies to stamp out slavery in supply chains have largely been ineffective …

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It is becoming increasingly difficult for employers in the USA to classify any worker as an independent contractor …

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One of the consequences of the decision to raise the white-collar overtime exemption threshold under the US Fair Labor Standards Act on December 1st 2016 will undoubtedly be that employers will seek to reduce hours rather than have to pay overtime premia …

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According to the International Labour Organisation youth unemployment across the world is set to rise again this year to 71 million, the first increase in the last three years …

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The European Court of Justice has issued a further ruling on the right of those taking sick leave to retain their annual four weeks holiday entitlement …

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Back in 1900 the average life expectancy around the world was 31 years …

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The late, or nonpayment, of wages has been under the legal spotlight recently as the issue has hit the headlines in many countries around the world …

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Many companies are getting uncomfortable about the widening pay gap between entry-level/junior employees and senior executives …

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The International Labour Organisation’s has just published its 2016 World Employment Social Outlook …

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In spite of a World Bank report last Autumn and repeated warnings from UN Committees, Russia continues to bar women from 38 industries and 450 occupations — such as a metro train driver — on the grounds that they are too arduous or dangerous for females …

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