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France: Self-employed contributions
Self-employed professionals that make social security contributions to Copay must now pay contributions towards supplementary pensions and disability-death schemes proportional to their income … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Many large employers to increase monthly salaries by ¥7,000+ a month
Spring wage negotiations are just being completed in many major companies, with increases this year being generally twice the level agreed last year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Monitory must be in line with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
Employers in Illinois may be running the risk of multiple damages for non-compliance with BIPA every time they scan to verify an employee’s identity … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Remote working right for certain workers
Employees classified as ‘vulnerable’ continue to have the right to work remotely until 30th June 2023 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Q4 2022 – Business bankruptcies highest since 2015
Grim picture of company closures … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Guam: Bill to prevent testing job applicants for cannabis
If it became law, the Bill would prevent testing as a pre-condition for employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: New Jiangsu collective negotiation regulations effective soon
The “revised Regulations of Jiangsu Province on Collective Negotiation” will enter into force on 1st May 2023 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Reusing IDVT results at each job change
The Home Office has just issued guidance on the technical requirements necessary when employers are having to rely on reusable Identity Document Validation Technology … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: At what point should an employer consult staff representatives about the dismissal of an employee?
The Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) was asked to review a Court of Appeal ruling that the bank Credit Agricole had broken its national collective agreement by only consulting with representatives immediately before a notice of dismissal on grounds of …
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Australia: Agreement on mutual recognition of qualifications with India
Australia and India have just signed a ‘mechanism’ for mutual recognition for all qualifications from school certificates to University degrees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cyprus: The logic of rising tax rates
As the corporation tax rate rises back to 25% from 19% in the UK and remains doggedly well above 20% across much of western Europe, it is curious why Shareholders and Board Members do not insist that the company reregister …
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Egypt: Cabinet to restore daylight saving time as part of its efforts to save energy
The practice has been introduced and abolished at varying points in Egypt’s history … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: What steps should employers take to accommodate religious sensitivities?
The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on 18th April 2023 concerning a Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Draft law gives rights of access to employee email addresses
One feature of the draft act on collective labour disputes is a right by trade unions to request the business emails, which must be provided within three days of the request … Please login to view this content or become …
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Moldova: Replacement of ‘Romanian language’ for ‘Moldovan language’ in all laws
A Special Commission has led to a draft law recommending this change, and the matter is now being progressed by the Constitutional Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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