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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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Germany: Regional Labor Court of Lower Saxony rejects ECJ ruling
For the last fifteen years, FedEE has been pressing for official recognition of Article 153 of the EU Treaty which precludes the EU from determining, directly or indirectly, the actual pay of workers … Please login to view this content …
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United Kingdom: Wales hopes to trial universal basic income
The First Minister for Wales, Mark Drakeford has announced that the Welsh government is currently planning to establish a trial use of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) Scheme … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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European Union: Preparing for the final version of the new EU standard contractual clauses for international data transfers
Although a revamped “Privacy Shield” to enable transatlantic flows of personal data is still some time off, a new set of standard contractual clauses are due to be published by the European Commission very shortly … Please login to view …
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Russian Federation: COVID disinformation campaign targeted BioNTech-Pfizer
The internationally respected German broadcaster and news agency Deutsche Welle has reported that a number of France’s leading social media influencers have been approached by a Russian news agency with lucrative offers for sewing misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine produced …
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France: Arbitrary legal system
Employers are frequently at a loss to make sense of the often arbitrary legal system that confronts them when they establish operations in France … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Diversity Works NZ launches new framework to measure DEI in the workplace
A framework is being developed by Diversity New Zealand to help companies assess their organisation’s performance in respect to diversity, equity and inclusion across seven dimensions – leadership, diversity infrastructure, diverse recruitment, inclusive career development, bi-culturism, inclusive collaboration and social …
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India: Leave without pay for up to four days per month for senior IndiGo employees
The low-cost airline “Indigo” is dealing with a continued decline in passenger demand by asking its employees to take obligatory leave without pay (LWP) for part of each month, for varying durations … Please login to view this content or …
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