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Singapore: Foreign workforce policies to be updated
Companies hiring foreign workers are required to pay all their local workers at least the local qualifying salary (LQS) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Fire and rehire Code of Practice
Although the code covers all sectors of the economy, it will not apply to redundancy situations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Failure to consult employees about redundancies
Although the law allows for no exceptions, it is becoming common practice for independent Administrators seeking to salvage what they can from an insolvent company to claim that it is their primary duty to protect creditors rather than undertake lengthy …
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Global: Equality – What Equality?
A report entitled “Women, Business, and the Law” just published by the World Bank has found that no country offers women equal opportunities – not even the most advanced economies … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Turkey: Economy sinks to fresh low (February 2024)
In February 2024, the annual consumer price inflation rate climbed for a fourth consecutive month to 67% … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Tunisia: Finalisation of Labour Code Amendment
The final draft of a Bill designed to remove the legality of both subcontracting and fixed-term employment contracts in the private sector has now been circulated around the Ministry of Social Affairs … Please login to view this content or …
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Netherlands: The Competition Clause Modernization Bill
The government has begun consultation on reforms to the law governing non-compete clauses in employment contracts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Observation of multiple collective agreements
The Court of Appeal in Florence has outlawed the use of differing sectoral collective agreements (CCNL) for related activities in the same workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Business complaints that reforms do not go far enough
The Fourth Bureaucracy Relief Act is soon beginning its course through the German Federal legislature … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Economy down, but prices ease
The economy contracted by 1% last year, whilst Danske Bank now forecasts that GDP is set to decrease by 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Revision of European Works Council Directive
Back in 1994 the European Works Council (EWC) Directive was introduced to ensure that employees were consulted about major decisions in multinational companies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Retirement age for women
The standard retirement age for women will now be gradually increased – and by 2033 it will reach 65 years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Social security convention with EEA/EFTA
The new Convention on Social Security Coordination between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and the UK came into force on 1st January 2024 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Medical suitability assessments after lengthy absence
The Department of Labour has confirmed that a medical examination is only necessary before an employee returns to work, after an absence of 60 days or more, if the job reassumed involves special chemical, biological, mechanical risks and ordinarily involves …
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Germany: Works council remuneration
Where a works council member is not called upon to fulfill their representative role for the majority of their time, they are normally paid the rate for the job which they still hold in their company … Please login to …
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