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USA: Kentucky’s new ‘reentry’ law gives employers clearance to hire workers with criminal backgrounds
House Bill 497 has just been signed into law in Kentucky … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Part-time work still a women’s business despite a strong increase among men
According to the Belgian statistical office Statbel, the proportion of women aged of 15 and 64 in employment grew from 36% in 1983 to 61% in 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Global: One billion vaccinations and counting
The global vaccination programme is progressing now at a faster pace, but still only 15% of the World’s population have so far received at least a single shot … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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United Kingdom: Supreme Court rules that “sleep-in” workers are not entitled to national minimum wage for the entirety of their shift
The UK Supreme Court has decided that those who sleep over on employer premises, but remain on stand-by to be called in emergencies are only entitled to the national minimum wage for the time when they are required to work …
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Germany: Fixed-term employment contracts with objective reason
It is already a problem for employers in Germany if they wish to hire fixed-term employees “without objective reason” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Compensation for unfair dismissal
The Court of Appeal in Paris has thrown out of the window the carefully constructed formula introduced by the 2017 Macron reforms to handle compensation for unfair dismissal … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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European Union: Are EU countries taking whistleblower protection seriously?
Employers are reminded that the deadline for implementation of EU Directive 2019/1937 on the “Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law” will be 17th December 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: City Council Committee backs plan to protect Chicago workers who take time off to get COVID-19 vaccine
An ordinance has been passed by Chicago City Council protecting employees and contractors working for employers across the city from “adverse action” for taking time off to be vaccinated against COVID-19 … Please login to view this content or become …
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Bolivia: The CEPB rejects a 2% increase in the national minimum wage
The Bolivian government and the Workers´ Union (Central Obrera Boliviana/COB) have just agreed to increase the national minimum wage by 2% from 2,122 Bolivians (US$308) to 2,164 (US$314) … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Mauritania: The culture where girls are force-fed into obesity
Companies operating in Mauritania – a north African desert state twice the size of France – should be aware that not only are its laws generally highly restrictive and harsh, but it maintains the death penalty for a range of …
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Denmark: Changes under the Danish Holidays Act
Now that the Danish Holidays Act has been fully incorporated into law, employers will need to allow employees to take holidays in the same year that they accrue … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: Kaiser to pay $18.9 million to settle pay equity lawsuits
A Californian healthcare company has just settled two large class action lawsuits that claimed widescale discrimination and unequal pay on the grounds of race and ethnic origin … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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France: Work permit applications moved to new online platform
If an employer in France wishes to hire a non-EU national, they no longer need to manually submit “autorisation de travail” (work permit) applications at local labour department (DIRECCTE) offices … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Turkey: Central bank hikes inflation forecast to 12.2%
The new Governor of the Central Bank has increased the year-end price inflation forecast from 9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Temporary lay-offs from work record high in 2020
The pandemic-related restrictions introduced by the governments of EU Member States have resulted in record temporary layoffs … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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