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Malaysia: Vaccination programme

Although many companies are willing to pay for their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the government supports the move, in practice it is difficult to obtain vaccines … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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Argentina: Amendments to choice of medical coverage

Where an employee currently enjoys medical coverage and has the option to change their plan, they will now be limited to one change per year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: Maternity benefit law has supremacy over service regulations – HC

Maternity rights always take precedence over any laws that appear to undermine them … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Federal workers must be vaccinated or submit to Covid testing and distancing

It has long been lawful for employers to insist that employees are fully vaccinated, but only now is this being put into widespread effect … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Constructive dismissal and harassment

An employee with less than two years service may claim unlimited compensation if they resign due to harassment and successfully claim constructive dismissal … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Australia: High Court clarifies characterisation of casual employees

Employers may generally continue to employ casual workers for a series of assignments without fear that the relationship will be automatically considered as one of employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Global: HP goes for home

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has decided to allow almost all of its employees worldwide to move onto a 100% mobile basis, if they wish … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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China: Supporting measures for three-child policy

The government plans further measures to support its new three-child policy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Switzerland: Covid certificate not as simple as it seems for Swiss abroad

Swiss Citizens living outside the European Union who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca may not obtain a COVID-19 certificate in Switzerland … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Romania: Procedures for jobs posting amended

The government has slightly amended its procedures for jobs posting and issued several new forms … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Portugal: Remote working

A proposed law will give the right to those workers with children aged up to 8 to work remotely – as long as both parents’ jobs are suitable for such working … Please login to view this content or become …

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Netherlands: Court orders to give Hungarian lorry drivers back pay

Transport companies which hire HGV drivers in another EU state to drive significantly in the Netherlands must comply with Dutch collective and statutory employment terms … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Luxembourg: Amazon fined $887 million for GDPR privacy violations

Amazon has been fined a record $885M for perceived misuse of customer data … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Latvia: Robot cooks up new future for fast food in Riga

The era is fast approaching when a simple robotic system can replace most job functions in a fast food facility … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: Law decree no. 99 of 30 June and the freeze on redundancies

The Sostegni-bis Decree that blocked individual and collective dismissals has ended … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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