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USA: Clamping down on “off-piste” communications
Financial companies, and particularly investment advisors, should take note that the SEC is signaling that it will investigate any instances of employees using personal messaging Apps and other “off-channel” forms of communications to discuss business issues … Please login to …
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Italy: Invalidity of proximity agreement offering lower salary levels
Article 8 of Decree-Law No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: New rules for long-stay visas and job changes
When a third country national enters the country to work on a long-stay visa, their new employer must draw up and agree an employment contract within 15 days … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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European Court of Justice: VAT on Director fees
There has finally been a definitive answer to the question whether VAT is chargeable on non-executive Director fees in respect to publicly quoted companies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Backpay obligations
An employer may be liable to apply enterprise agreement entitlements retrospectively to an employee, even though it did not apply at the date of their termination … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Company may not be able to avoid application of former agreement
If an employer hired a large proportion of former employees under the terms of one sectoral collective agreement, they may not refuse a request from newly recruited employees to also be covered by that agreement … Please login to view …
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United Kingdom: New price index – HCI
The Office for National Statistics has finally responded to criticism of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by launching a new “Household Cost Index” (HCI) which indicates in a more genuine way how changing prices affect true rises in the cost …
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Singapore: Preparing for flexible work arrangement (FWA) requests (1st December 2024)
In anticipation of FWA Guidelines coming into effect on 1st December 2024, employers should start planning to put into place a new HR policy adopting and implementing a process for the submission and management of formal FWA requests … Please …
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Japan: Major firms settle for 5.25%
The first pay deals involving major companies has revealed a general level of agreement, with a new common standard – the biggest change since 2013 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Change of “418” to “468” rule
Currently, full-time or part-time workers, who work at least 18 hours a week for the same employer for four weeks or more, will be deemed as being engaged under a “continuous contract” … Please login to view this content or …
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China: Employee mood leave
The leading Chinese supermarket chain ‘Pang Dong Lai’ is offering up to 10 days of ‘unhappy leave’ annually to its 7,000+ employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Totalisation agreement with Japan
A social security agreement has just come into force which means that employees posted between the two countries will now be able to retain pension and other rights in their home State … Please login to view this content or …
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Germany: Beiersdorf to support employees with critical illnesses
The multinational skin care company Beiersdorf now provides all its employees in its Consumer Business Segment worldwide with a one-year employment guarantee and 100% salary continuation following the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness … Please login to view this content …
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Malaysia: Flexible working arrangements
The Minister of Human Resources, Steven Sim, has recently urged employers to comply with their obligations concerning Flexible working arrangements (FWA) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Employment level of older people (2001 and 2023)
Between 2001 and 2023, the employment rate increased from 10 to 20% for those aged 65-74 years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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