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Global: Statutory minimum wage (August 2021)
Local US rates are reflecting the poor labour supply in lower paying sectors, but further afield there is little scope yet for changes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Gender pay gap largely unchanged – June 2021
The gender pay gap has narrowed only slightly over the last year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Whistleblower bill rejected before it reaches parliament
Now that the draft Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz) remains in limbo there is a real prospect that it will come into force by default … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Sonic Automotive and MetLife raise minimum hourly wage
An increasing number of companies are setting their own minimum wage levels at, or above, $15 an hour … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mexico: United States reaches agreement with Mexican auto parts company to protect workers’ rights
An agreement has been reached between the US Trade Representative and the Mexican car parts company Tridonex in compliance with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ecuador: Past rights remain valid
The constitutional court has ruled that an employee must enjoy the rights that were current at a particular time in the past whenever they make retrospective claims … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Philippines: Filipinos who came home during the pandemic go abroad again
In spite of a mandatory 10-day quarantine in government facilities, 640,000 overseas workers have returned home since the pandemic began … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Beijing awards additional maternity leave for third child
Not only are mothers in the city able to claim 30 days extra leave for a third child, but also a further one to three months of extended leave (subject to employer approval) … Please login to view this content …
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Australia: BHP fires 48 workers for sexual harassment at remote mining sites
The mining company BHP has revealed that 48 workers have been dismissed for sexual harassment over the two years to June 2021 in its Western Australian operations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Russian Federation: Russia, Namibia abolish visas
Citizens may now enter each other’s country on business trips and stay without a visa for 90 in any 180 days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Tribunal solution for retaliation cases
Disputes concerning alleged retaliation after an employee has been a whistleblower may now be dealt with by the Norwegian Anti-Discrimination Tribunal instead of the courts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: No more compensation for quarantined workers
Individuals who are sent home to quarantine because they have been in contact with anyone diagnosed as positive through a COVD-19 test are no longer classified as sick … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Hungary: Online web shops struggle with labour shortages
A huge labour shortage has arisen for online retailers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Historic decline in the number of new apprenticeship contracts in 2020
Sharp decline in the number of new apprenticeship contracts in 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Strengthening health protection
An overhaul of occupational health systems is being undertaken by incorporating a national inter-professional agreement into French law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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