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USA: Transgender youth treatment banned by Arkansas
Having lost the House, Senate and Presidency the GOP is now focussing its attention on state legislatures and this is gradually shaping a new national conservative agenda … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Brazil: Revision to Article 29 of the Consolidated Labour Law
A revision to Article 29 of the Consolidated Labour Law has come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Closing loophole
Although Works Council members are protected against dismissal during their period of office and for one year after leaving it, the same does not apply for any employee who is responsible for proposing the establishment of a works council … …
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France: Lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights
The French national assembly has voted – on environmental grounds – to ban all domestic air travel that may be undertaken in less than 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Greece: New extension of residence permits and blue certificates until 31/12/2021
A revised extension until 31st December 2021 has been provided by Ministerial Decision to certain third-country nationals’ residence permits and blue certificates … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: The enormous impact of eroded collective bargaining on wages
A recently published study from the US-based and left-leaning Economic Policy Institute examines the global effect of eroded collective bargaining on wage levels … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Employee share plan reporting by 6th July 2021
The annual round of share plan reporting comes to a head on 6th July 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Portugal: Financial support
A new regulation has been approved that offers employers financial aid to cover certain exceptional circumstances … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Unions, employers reach wage deal to avoid strike
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) has just reached an agreement with The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the smaller YS Union, following 13 hours of talks with the help of a government mediator … Please login to …
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Luxembourg: A third social plan for RBC employees has been signed
A Canadian-owned investment bank, RBC, has just embarked on its third social plan … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Backpayments of social security for older workers
Employers may be finding that they are receiving demands from the INPS for backpayments of social security for older workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Iceland: Women 34.1% of board members of medium and large companies (2020)
The proportion of women on company boards in enterprises employing 50 or more persons has risen from just 9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Relative calm on the industrial action front in 2020
A report on the low level of recent industrial disputes has just been published by the European Foundation for The Improvement of Living and Working Conditions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Volkswagen reaches wage deal with German workers
Under a new labour agreement between the IG Metall union and Volkswagen, around 120,000 Volkswagen employees at six plants in western German states will see their salaries rise by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Global: Citigroup CEO bans video calls on a Friday
Global investment bank “Citigroup” has banned employees from internal video calls on Fridays – which is now called a “zoom free day” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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