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Chile: Return to work provisions after the health crisis

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India: Government sets up expert panel to fix minimum wages

It is taking far longer to realize the national minimum wage as envisioned under the Labour Codes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Japan: Government permits continued stay of Myanmar residents due to coup

Myanmar students and technical interns may now carry on studying or working in Japan legally for another six or 12 months, even after their visas expire … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Argentina: CUIT and CUIL without gender

The current system for issuing Unique Labour Identity Codes (CUIL) is being changed by eliminating the gender-specific prefix … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: EEOC updates guidance on COVID-19 vaccination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new set of guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Puerto Rico: House seeks to undo sections of the 2017 labor reform

The House of Representatives has just voted to effectively repeal the 2017 Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act, but replace it with a further body of often stricter reforms … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Costa Rica: Reduction of work shifts in the tourism sector

Companies in the tourism sector may now apply to the Ministry of Labour to undertake work shift reductions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Canada: Travel restrictions are easing

From early July 2021, it is likely that fully vaccinated Canadian nationals returning by air to the country will no longer be required to quarantine in a government designated hotel, but may instead isolate at home for 14 days … …

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Kenya: President pledges millions to fight surge in gender violence

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that his government plans to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence from workplaces by 2026 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Cyprus: Issuance of COVID-19 vaccination certificate

Those living in the Republic and intending to travel abroad in June 2021 may visit these locations to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination certificate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: Draft rules on trade union recognition

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has introduced a set of regulations under the industrial relations code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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China: Tibet region increases minimum wage as of July 2021

With effect from 1st July 2021, the gross minimum monthly wage in Tibet Autonomous Region will be increased to 1,850 yuan (US$289 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Global: Affective computing

The next invasion into HR is likely to come from an unexpected quarter – the insurance industry … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: EU/EEA nationals unable to use ID cards to enter the UK from 1 October 2021

From 1st October 2021, citizens of EEA countries and Switzerland will no longer be permitted to visit the UK using their national identity card … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Netherlands: Half of workers in new collective labor agreements at zero line

The employers’ organisation AWVN has recently undertaken a review of labour agreements … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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