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China: Government to raise retirement age to offset funding shortfall
Currently, men generally retire at age 60, but women at age 50 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Casual employment
The government has now removed most of the contentious elements of its Fair Work Amendment Bill and left it to focus largely on casual employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Dominica: Government is offering 18-month visa to remote workers
Under an amendment to its immigration law, eligible digital nomads may relocate to Dominica and work remotely for up to 18 months under the “Work in Nature (WIN) Extended Stay Visa” … Please login to view this content or become …
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USA: Good Bye Schedule F
President Biden has been busy in the first few months of his administration unpicking many of the executive orders made by his predecessor … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Puerto Rico: Guidelines on workplace harassment
Last August, Parliament approved Law 90, a new measure prohibiting workplace bullying and harassment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mexico: Employer unions
As a consequence of the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA), labour laws in Mexico have been amended to render unlawful the conclusion of collective agreements with employer controlled or dominated trade unions … Please login to view this …
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Curaçao: Government introduces new digital nomad visa
The government of Curaçao (a Dutch Caribbean island) has launched its “@HOME in Curaçao” program, which allows professionals to work and live on the island for six months, with an option of renewal for another six months … Please login …
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Chile: Employee participation in the workplace
A Presidential candidate and leading parliamentary member Gabriel Boric has opened up a debate concerning employee participation in the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Further temporary extension of immigration permissions to 20 September 2021
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee has announced that all valid immigration permissions that are due to expire between 21st April 2021 and 20th September 2021 will be automatically extended to the end date of this period … Please login …
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Canada: Court awards 5 months’ notice to plaintiff with 4.5 months’ service and who was pregnant at time of dismissal
There is no automatic ban on dismissing pregnant employees in Canada and hitherto it was the lot of the employee’s concerned to face the prospects of unemployability until their pregnancy and maternity periods were over … Please login to view …
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Brazil: Workplace crime
HRM takes on a very different guise in Brazil because so much time is taken up in dealing with all levels of workplace crime … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Isle of Man: More money now available in Covid salary support scheme
The maximum contribution to salary under the government’s Salary Support Scheme has been increased to £310 (US$427) from £280 (US$386) per week, per full time employee for periods commencing 1st March 2021 and thereafter … Please login to view this …
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Turkey: Government quits landmark Istanbul Convention protecting women from violence
It is a great irony that the Turkish government has decided to withdraw from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The pretext for this was the perception that the convention
Qatar: Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship laws
Human rights bodies are putting the government under increasing pressure to repeal the “male guardianship law” and ignore the wahhabi interpretation of Islam … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Industrial court faults pension law on retirement savings
The National Industrial Court has recently been struggling with a gap in the 2014 pensions law concerning the obligations of a former employer when pensions deductions have been made from an employee, but not paid into a Retirement Savings Account …
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