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Mauritius: 2024 minimum wage
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) payable to full-time employees has been increased to Rs 16,500 monthly (US$360), inclusive of the additional remuneration payable under the 2024 Workers’ Rights Regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Nigeria: Pay granted for those who had been on strike
The Nigerian government has given way to University lecturers’ demands that they were entitled to be paid for the time they were on strike last year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Anti-WOKE proposals
The Florida House and Senate are currently debating two legal proposals (HB599 and SB1382) on ‘Gender Identity Employment Practices’ … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Emerging demographic crisis
The number of births last year in Japan was 726,000, the lowest ever recorded in modern times … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: The tariff system ties employer’s hands
The Bremen-Bremerhaven Labour Court has recently ruled that an inflation compensation premium agreed with a union may not be offset against a general wage tariff … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Failure to resume work
If a court orders reinstatement of a job under the notorious Article 18(1) of the Workers Statute, an employer is required to issue an invitation to a worker to resume work within 30 days … Please login to view this …
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France: Higher penalties for illegal employment
The criminal fine for employing a foreign worker illegally, or in the wrong category, has now risen from €15,000 to €30,000 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Youth mobility agreement
With effect from 1st March 2024, Finnish and Canadian young people aged 18 to 35 will be able to be involved in work experience exchanges for up to a year … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Czech Republic: Parental allowance
A parent personally caring for a child who is the youngest in the family is now entitled to a parental allowance under the State social support system … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Canada: British Columbia – beware of unintended overtime
Employers frequently get caught out by the Province’s overtime rules and it is critical to ensure that professional and managerial staff are on a time-averaging system and not clocking up pay they have not claimed – on the assumption that …
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Japan: Union ‘about turn’ on negotiations with Amazon
A group of just 20 independent delivery drivers has filed a complaint with the Tokyo Labour Commission because they had been refused the right to bargain by Amazon … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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India: Dismissal of woman who married
The Supreme Court has ordered the Central Government to pay compensation of Rs 60 lakh to a military nursing officer who was dismissed from service because she got married … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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United Kingdom: M&S enhances pay and family-friendly benefits
From 1st April 2024, the British multiple clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) will increase minimum pay for Customer Assistants outside London to £12 per hour, whilst staff in the capital will enjoy a new rate of £13 …
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Chile: Karin Law on sexual and labour harassment passed
The ‘Karin Law’ applies to all companies, regardless of size, and establishes specific protocols and measures to guarantee safe work environments for all workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mexico: Paternity leave extension
The Mexican Parliament recently introduced an amendment Bill to increase employer-paid paternity leave from five working days to 20 working days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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