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Mozambique: New labour law now in force
The law finally became valid on 24th February 2024 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Uganda: Constitutional court upholds harsh anti-LGBTQ law
A challenge to the law was denied earlier this month, although the court did remove the obligation to report Homosexual Acts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Extreme violent acts – incidence and protection
In recent years there has been increasing attention on how employers can deal with the impact of domestic violence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jamaica: Strengthening rights for the disabled
In a recent speech, the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, has invited all those with a disability who experiences any denial of rights at work to apply to the newly Disability Rights Tribunal to assess their …
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Uruguay: Negotiations on a mutual social security agreement with Finland
Uruguay and Finland are in the process of drawing up a deal which would remove the necessity for those being posted to each other’s country to pay contributions in both states at the same time … Please login to view …
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Venezuela: Renewed sanctions endanger economic recovery
This oil rich country ought to be the envy of the World but, largely because of its deeply oppressive political regime, is generally regarded as a pariah State … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: EEOC, NLRB promise guidance on profanity during union activity
How far may an employee go in hurling verbal abuse when pursuing their union activities? As things stand, their language may veer into the region of extreme profanity if it constitutes putatively ‘protected concerted activity’ … Please login to view …
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Bulgaria: New provisions for remote work
It is perhaps inevitable that eventually all forms of work will be progressively stifled by regulations defining every minor detail of the operations undertaken … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Job protection for infertility treatment
From 28th April 2024 an employer may not dismiss an employee for medical absences who informs them, through a medical certificate, that they are undergoing infertility treatment or medically assisted procreation … Please login to view this content or become …
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Armenia: Deflationary trend (Q1 2024)
Consumer prices over the period from January to March 2024 compared to the equivalent period twelve months before fell, on average, by 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: AEWV rule changes
For employers hiring migrants on the AEWV, there are now more requirements at the accreditation and Job Check stages and during the accreditation period … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belize: Past leaky borders holding back new open borders policy
This tropical country in central America has not traditionally opened its borders formally to immigrant labour … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: ‘Nomad’ and remote workers
Decree 79 of 29th February 2024 establishes the right of highly qualified self-employed digital nomads to enter the country free from quotas established under the ‘Flow Decree’ … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Estonia: Foreign assignments
Those short business trips abroad that do not constitute ‘posted work’ are subject to a minimum daily pay allowance, plus all expenses connected with the trip … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Croatia: Recruitment of immigrant labour from further afield
Although the traditional influx of particularly seasonal labour has been from other Balkan states, it is now increasingly difficult to secure such staff in sufficient numbers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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