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Global: Remote working
A number of international law firms have announced their longer-term policies concerning remote working for professional staff … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: SEC awards over $50 Million to joint whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has awarded US$50M to two whistleblowers who alerted them to highly complex transactions that deprived thousands of investors of huge deposited sums … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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China: Shenzhen releases first guideline on preventing sexual harassment
The concept of sexual harassment is not clearly defined in China’s current laws and regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Works council election
The Federal Labour Court has ruled that a works council election will be rendered invalid unless all votes are cast via a slip enclosed in a sealed envelope … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: North Carolina Court upholds 10-year restrictive covenant between employer and former employee
Restrictive covenants are now a common element in employment contracts and normally take the form of non-compete clauses covering periods of two to three years after an employee leaves a company … Please login to view this content or become …
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Cyprus: Commencement of Beneficial Owners Register of Corporate and other legal entities
The electronic service, registration of beneficial owner particulars for companies and other legal entities is now available under the section e-filing services of the Companies Section website … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Global: Could it already be too late?
The appearance of COVID-19 mutations in California (B … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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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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