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European Union: Over half of adults in the EU are overweight (2019)
According to the latest figures from Eurostat, in 2019, over half of adults in the EU were considered to be technically overweight (36% pre-obese and 17% obese) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Canada: Border to open August 2021 to fully vaccinated American travellers
It has been announced that fully vaccinated US citizens and residents will be able to cross the Canadian border from 9th August 2021 (strike action permitting) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Jury awards $125 million to former Walmart employee in disability-bias suit
A Wisconsin District Court has awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and $125,000,000 in punitive damages to a former Walmart employee on three claims of disability discrimination … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Indirect discrimination
The provisions under Section 19(1) of the Equality Act 2010 whereby an individual employee suffers indirect discrimination due to “a provision, criteria or practice (PCP)” requiring the employee to work certain hours has been around now on the statute book …
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Ukraine: Ukraine and Italy agreed on additional permits for international transportation
Road transport undertakings in Ukraine will shortly benefit from a recent deal concluded with Italy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: GM India lays off 1,086 employees after non-acceptance of VSS
The proposed sale of General Motor’s (GM’s) Talegaon site near Pune to the Chinese auto company “Great Wall” now hangs in doubt, largely due to industrial action by its employees and the loss of all its orders … Please login …
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USA: Wells Fargo U.S. staff will return to office starting 7th September 2021
Wells Fargo has decided that its return to workplace initiative will not begin until 7th September 2021 and will then run for a transitionary period over several weeks into October … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Russian Federation: New visas for family members introduced
According to a newly signed federal law, Russian citizens may now submit a written application to obtain a 12-month, unlimited entry, standard private visa for their close relatives who are foreigners, i … Please login to view this content or …
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European Union: Over 1 in 6 young adults not in employment or education (2020)
The latest results from the EU labour force survey show that, in 2020, over one in six (17 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Mastercard banned from issuing new cards
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has just indefinitely barred Mastercard from issuing new debit, credit or prepaid cards to customers across the country over noncompliance with local data storage rules … Please login to view this content or become …
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Australia: Wage theft now a crime in Victoria
Wage theft is now a criminal offence in Victoria under the Wage Theft Act 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Delaware set to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2025
Delaware Governor John Carney has signed an order that will progressively increase the State’s minimum wage from its current rate of $9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: New paid paternity leave and expanded annual leave for some fathers
The Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Ensuring Equal Opportunities for Mothers and Fathers in Childcare” (No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: Visa-free agreement with Peru
An agreement on the abolition of short-stay visas has just been signed between Ukraine and Peru … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: UBS to let most staff adopt hybrid working
The Swiss banking giant UBS has determined that two-thirds of its 73,000 staff will, in future, operate permanently on a hybrid work basis … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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