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Canada: Temporary foreign worker program changes
The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program Workforce Solutions Road Map, which was launched to help employers fill job vacancies in the wake of labour shortages, will now remain in place until 30th August 2024 … Please login to view this …
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New Zealand: New immigrant wage (2024)
A new median wage requirement of NZD $31 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Eyes wide shut
Risk modelling is not a routine part of an HR manager’s role … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: 2024 Fuel expenses
The per litre fuel reimbursement, applicable if the employee uses a motor vehicle for business purposes not provided by their employer, is now CZK 38 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Family time bonus (FZB)
A working father who adopts the primary carer role within 91 days of the birth of their child and does not qualify for employment income whilst taking leave may now claim “family time bonus” at a rate of €52 … …
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Cyprus: Maternity leave extension bill submitted to parliament
The Bill provides for maternity leave totalling 22 weeks for all new first-time mothers, including surrogate mothers, and for an increase in maternity leave for adopting mothers from 16 weeks to 20 weeks … Please login to view this content …
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Madagascar: Punishment in kind
Parliament has just approved a Bill (still to be signed by the State President) that would punish those guilty of sexual crimes against children and minors through forced castration or impotence via surgery … Please login to view this content …
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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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