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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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Peru: New rules for bereavement leave

Employees are now entitled, on request, to five calendar days of paid leave on the death of a spouse, a parent, child or sibling … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Angola: New general labour law

The new law comes into force on 26th March 2024 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Armenia: New law to prevent double taxation

The State Revenue Committee is currently drafting legislation which would prevent Armenians working abroad from being taxed in Armenia if they have been subject to income tax in their host state … Please login to view this content or become …

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USA: Delayed exit of Palestinians

In a memorandum to U … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Cannabis legalised

The Federal parliament has just agreed to legalise cannabis for recreational use … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Argentina: Twin minimum wage increases (February, March 2024)

The monthly minimum wage, which was last raised in December, has just been increased to 180,000 Argentine pesos (US$214) retroactively on 1st February 2024 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Bermuda: Visa-free entry period changed

The Bermuda government has recently changed the maximum period of stay in the country for tourists and general visitors to 180 cumulative days in any 12-month period … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Saudi Arabia: Details of new RHQ tax rules

Under the Regional Headquarters program (RHQ) tax rules, entities established in Saudi Arabia that meet certain criteria are granted a 30-year renewable tax incentive of 0% corporate income tax (CIT) and 0% withholding tax (WHT) on nonresident dividends and payments …

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Italy: Dismissal ticket values change

In Italy any employee who is dismissed (with the exception of construction and sports workers) gives rise to a lump sum social security “contribution” to the INPS … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Australia: Strong growth in average weekly earnings (November 2023)

Over the year to November 2023, average weekly ‘ordinary time’ earnings for full-time adults increased by 4 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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South Korea: Corrupt cartel in industrial accident system

An official review of 883 claims under the industrial accident compensation system during 2022-23 has uncovered that 55% (486) were fraudulent … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Philippines: Wage blocked by lower house

The Senate has approved a minimum wage increase Act that would give all private sector workers a rise of P100 (US$1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Slovak Republic: Two common mistakes made by employers

Redundancy in Slovakia is problematic because in order to make it valid there are three preconditions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Northern Ireland: Working time amendments

Although leave carryover rights were previously covered by European Court of Justice rulings, these no longer have any force of law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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