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Egypt: NWC sets minimum wage at LE 2400 for private sector
With effect from 1st January 2022, private sector employers must pay workers a baseline wage/salary of no less than LE2,400 per month (US$153), plus a minimum monthly bonus of LE60 ($3 … Please login to view this content or become …
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Trinidad and Tobago: Can employers make it mandatory to take the vaccine?
Speaking at a recent seminar, the President of the Industrial Court, Deborah Thomas-Felix, underlined that employers did not have the right to unilaterally change employment contracts to require employees to be vaccinated … Please login to view this content or …
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Paraguay: Minimum salary increased (July 2021)
The national gross minimum monthly wage was frozen during the pandemic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sri Lanka: All types of visas issued to foreigners extended until 8th August 2021
According to the Immigration and Emigration Department, the validity period of all types of visas currently obtained by foreigners residing in Sri Lanka has been extended by 30 days to 8th August 2021 … Please login to view this content …
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Singapore: $451,000 paid out under vaccine injury scheme: MOH
So far, 102 people have been paid a total of $451,000 (US$334,000) under Singapore’s vaccine injury fund … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Wage index (May 2021)
Latest results from the Monthly Labour Survey carried out by the DG for Statistics and Information Policy reveal highly depressed wage levels … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malawi: Parliament passes amendments to Labour Relations Bill
The new Labour Relations Amendment Bill has just been passed by the national parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Chicago amends paid sick leave ordinance and implements new wage theft protections
Employees working in Chicago are now subject to Ordinance No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Uruguay: Government decreed the payment of bonuses for the private sector (2021)
The Government has decreed that the mandatory payment of the supplementary annual salary (bonus) in the private sector – generated from 1st June 2021 to 30th November 2021 – must be paid before 20th December 2021 … Please login to …
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Canada: Federal minimum wage of $15 per hour to come into effect on December 29, 2021
With effect from 29th December 2021, workers in federally regulated private sector industries and workplaces will receive an increased gross minimum hourly wage of $15 (US$12) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Chile: Constitution rewrite underway
Work has begun on the redrafting of the state constitution by an elected group – evenly divided between men and women … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Labour court confirms dismissal of a mask refuser
The Cologne Labour Court has ruled that an employer is justified in dismissing an employee who repeatedly refused to wear an issued face mask … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Brazil: Government adjusts minimum salary for “hyper-sufficient” employees (2021)
The Brazilian Government has readjusted the maximum amount the Brazilian Social Security will pay as monthly benefits to their beneficiaries … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Barbados: Government issues warning to employers regarding COVID-19 vaccination
The Minister for Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, has warned employers that current legislation limits their ability to require employees to be vaccinated, or have a COVID-19 test … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Argentina: Government adjusts planned minimum wage increases (2021)
The Labor Ministry and Minimum Wage Council have brought forward the timing of minimum monthly wage increases initially scheduled for later in 2021 and the beginning of 2022 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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