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Czech Republic: Update on obligatory testing of employees
Employers with 10+ employees are now required to invite their employees once a week to undertake a POC antigen, or similar, test … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Rules that excluding executives from union delegation is discriminatory
A new form of discrimination has emerged in recent weeks – that between “baremized” and “non-baremized” workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Vietnam: National Wage Council established
The National Wage Council has just been formed by the government (Decision No 449/QD-TTg) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Azerbaijan: Quota reports for future foreign workforce due May 1
Employers seeking to hire foreign nationals next year are reminded that 1st May this year is the deadline to submit an estimate of foreign worker requirements to the State Migration Service (SMS) … Please login to view this content or …
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Uzbekistan: Forced labor in cotton sector
A recent meeting chaired by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations discussed the incidence of forced labour across the country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Biden administration support for union neutrality agreements
The new US administration has signalled its support for union neutrality agreements … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Proclamation by the Government of Alberta removes director residency requirements
With the removal of the director residency requirement, existing Alberta corporations and non-profit companies that are subject to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) or the Companies Act will now have until 29th March 2022 to appoint an “agent for service” …
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European Court of Justice: Stand-by time & working time
The Court has been called upon from time to time to rule, or offer its views, in cases where workers are required to be either “on-call” or “stand-by” awaiting a work request by their employer … Please login to view …
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Taiwan: Online registration for hotel subsidy in Taoyuan lasts until 30th April 2021
Companies with employees who need to travel to Taoyuan, or visit the adjacent Taipei on business may wish to take advantage of a subsidy available for the rest of this month … Please login to view this content or become …
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South Korea: More than half of Jeil Pharmaceutical employees experience workplace bullying
The company Jeil Pharmaceutical has been subject to a very public inspection by the Ministry of Employment and Labour following media reports of employee complaints … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Greater vigilance needed with workplace injury rate returning to pre-Covid levels in late 2020
Between the years 2019 to 2020, the total number of workplace injuries fell by almost 18% to 11,350, whilst workplace fatalities reduced by 23% … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Paid bereavement leave for miscarriages and stillbirths
The New Zealand Parliament has now passed at third reading the Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Bill (No2) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Labor ministry to expand scope of virus relief to cover nonregular workers
The Labour Ministry has announced that nonregular workers at large companies may now receive wage subsidies if they have been asked to work shorter hours, or their jobs have been suspended … Please login to view this content or become …
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Australia: Victorian businesses to get $20,000 wage subsidies if they hire women and workers in key priority groups
Employers in the State of Victoria may apply for a 12-months wage subsidy of up to $20,000 (US$15,263) if they hire women and workers from key priority groups … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Eurasia: State retirement schemes
One of the lowest profile trading blocs in the World is the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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