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Kenya: Dock workers’ pay rise in limbo as SRC delays deal
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has intervened to put on hold a pay deal reached between the Kenya Ports Authority and the Dockworkers’ Union after it was concluded that the Authority lacked the funds to meet the 16-month backpayments …
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Canada: New pathway to permanent residency for over 90,000 essential temporary workers and international graduates
The Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has created new pathways for permanent residency (PR) for 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Cambodia: Government imposes harsh laws as Covid numbers spike
A total crackdown has taken place across the country in an attempt to prevent the pandemic worsening … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Sexual harassment reforms fast approaching in response to Respect@Work
The Human Rights Commission has recently pointed out in a report (Respect@work) that there is currently no express statutory prohibition of sexual harassment in the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: DOL proposes extended delay of regulation increasing PERM and H-1B1 wage minimums
The rule for calculating the “prevailing wages” of certain immigrants and non-immigrant workers was due to be fundamentally changed by July this year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Saudi Arabia: HR ministry records 1,009 labor violations
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development is stepping up its inspection of private employment premises … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Morocco: More than 1.5 million people arrested for Covid breaches
So far, during the health crisis 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Madagascar: 75% of the population live below the international poverty line
The COVID-19 crisis has had a huge impact on the country’s fragile economy, largely due to a halt in demand for its mineral exports … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: New tax remittance requirement for residence permit renewals
Employers in Nigeria should be aware that, in addition to other requirements, evidence of a timely tax remittance to Nigerian tax authorities is now a prerequisite for renewal of their foreign national employees’ residence and work permit by the Nigeria …
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Chile: Central bank head says recovery to take hold by year’s end
The nominal remuneration index stood at 123 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: ArcelorMittal to increase salaries of its employees from May 2021
The Steel company ArcelorMittal has informed its 24,000 Ukrainian workforce it will be increasing wage rates by 5% with effect from 1st May 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: New rules for taxation of termination payments
New tax rules now apply to all employees whose positions are terminated and receive notice payments … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Powers of the Workplace Relations Commission
A question mark has been hanging over the powers of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) under the Irish Constitution ever since the matter was taken up by the Supreme Court … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Global: Fear about working from the office (WTO)
As companies emerge from the lockdown they will be asking an increasing number of employees to resume working from the office (WTO) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: EU-South Korea free trade agreement
The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has a number of special elements concerning labour standards … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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