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Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific offers Hong Kong based pilots, cabin crew & airport staff voluntary redundancy
The flag carrying airline of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific, has just established a voluntary redundancy scheme for staff in front-line roles … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Ontario giving employees three paid sick days, reimbursing employers
According to the Bill 284, “COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021″, employers in Ontario must provide employees with up to three days of paid leave if they miss work for reasons related to COVID-19 … Please login to view this …
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Argentina: New regulations for reporting COVID-19 as an occupational disease
A new regulation (Resolution 10/21) has come into force which will determine how an employee may take action on the basis that COVID-19 is an occupational disease … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: Prices in pipeline
The annual rate of consumer (CPIH) price inflation stood at 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Wage cartels
Foreign employers are often surprised by the fact that collective agreements which are negotiated by a handful of employers and perhaps one or two trade unions in individual economic sectors and/or areas are applicable to all employers in that sector …
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USA: Americans continue giving up citizenship at record levels
Last year, a record number of US Citizens living abroad (over 8,000) decided to renounce their US citizenship … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Register an expression of interest with the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has opened an Expression of Interest System (EOI) for applications under the Foreign Worker and International Student streams … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Digital bank Monzo offers paid leave after pregnancy loss
The online banking company Monzo now gives 10 extra days of paid leave to employees if they lose a baby due to either miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion, regardless of when it occurs during the pregnancy … Please login to view …
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Germany: Sector agreement: film workers win improved working hours
Negotiations between the Film Producers’ Alliance and trade unions Ver … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Bank of America to raise U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 by 2025
Bank of America, the nation’s second largest bank, has announced that it will pay its employees a gross minimum hourly wage of $25 by 2025 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Collective agreement on telework
Under the national collective agreement on telework (CA N … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: MoU on the migration and mobility partnership between India and UK
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with the Indian government that will allow young workers to spend six months or more working in each other’s country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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France: Dress code restrictions
The Social Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court) has ruled that the banning of an employee’s wearing of an Islamic headscarf was discriminatory … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Documents validity extended (COVID-19)
Identity documents that expired on or before 31st January 2020 have now been extended until 30th September 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Chipotle is increasing its wages to average $15 an hour
The Mexican-themed food chain Chipotle is rolling out increases over the next month in its hourly starting rates by around $2 an hour to produce a new range of $11-$18 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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