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Australia: Victoria to begin work on recommendations arising from gig economy probe
The Victorian government is drawing up special provisions to protect gig workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Standard contractual clauses for international transfers
The European Commission has finally released its promised latest version of their Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to facilitate the international transmission of personal data … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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CIS: Heads of government sign package of documents on cooperation in Minsk
An agreement has been drafted for CIS Member States that establishes a framework for cooperation on employment promotion … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Government accepts recommendations to uplift 40,000 cleaners with significant wage enhancements and mandatory training
From 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2029, about 40,000 largely female resident cleaners employed by over 1,500 cleaning businesses will see sustained wage increases to their base pay over a period of six years … Please login to view …
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New Zealand: Accredited employer visa reforms
The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), will be introduced on 1st November 2021, to replace six of the existing work visas categories … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mongolia: Social security benefits cut
In spite of a recent surge in the birth rate, childcare places remain hard to find and therefore women are being forced out of work as soon as they become pregnant … Please login to view this content or become …
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USA: Biden administration will expand union rights for 46,000 TSA officers
46,000 US frontline airport security screening staff are to be given the right to have their employment terms and conditions set through collective agreement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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El Salvador: Telework provisions
Decree number 600 now governs all forms of teleworking and guarantees that teleworkers enjoy the same basic rights as those in conventional roles … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Chile: Return to work provisions after the health crisis
Law No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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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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