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Brazil: Migratory regulation deadline moved to September 2021
Foreign nationals resident in Brazil who hold identification documents that have expired since 16th March 2020, now have until 16th September 2021 to regularize their immigration status before any penalties will apply … Please login to view this content or …
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USA: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) came into force on 11th March 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jamaica: Mandatory work-from-home order for private sector would be self defeating – JEF
The Jamaican Employers’ Federation (JEF) has complained to the government that its new order for employees to work from home cannot apply to 74% of private sector employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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UAE: Remote work visa
Under the newly announced ‘Remote Working Visa Scheme’, entrepreneurs and professionals from all over the World may have the opportunity to live and work remotely from the UAE for up to a year, even if their companies are based in …
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Qatar: Government introduces $275 compulsory minimum wage for all workers (2021)
A new retrospective minimum wage of 1000 riyals ($275) is applicable to all contracts signed since 1st August 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Unemployment rate increases to 33.3% in Q4 2020 – NBS
The latest survey of employment conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics reveals that 57 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Saudi Arabia: New short-term work visa valid for up to 90 days in a 1-year period
Employers seeking to bring foreign nationals to Saudi Arabia for short-term work assignments may now do so by purchasing temporary work visa quotas through the Qiwa platform … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Mauritius: Changes to the Workers’ Right Act
Companies are still struggling to tackle the numerous changes that were introduced last year through the Workers’ Right Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kenya: Security guard gets Sh480,000 for unfair dismissal
The Labour Court, sitting in Kisumu (the country’s third largest city), has awarded a security guard SH480,000 (US$4,371) for being required continuously to work 12 hours a day, not being paid overtime, not granted holidays and “irregularly retrenched” over a …
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Iraq: Government lifts requirement to obtain pre-arrival visas
Citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, European Union States, Russia, China and several other countries may now obtain a visa on arrival at Iraq’s airports, land and sea crossings … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Global: Pandemic progress
Daily mortality from COVID-19 has declined from its peak at the end of January 2021, but remains very high … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Poles who donate blood plasma for Covid treatment given time off work
Until the end of the health crisis, blood donors who are not taking a fee are permitted to take, on a paid basis, both the day off work and the following day … Please login to view this content or …
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United Kingdom: Foreign workers flee UK as pandemic and Brexit bite
There is some evidence suggesting that the Pandemic has led to a substantial outflow of foreign workers from the UK, especially from London … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Facts and figures about Bayer (2020)
The multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer employed 99,538 people on 31st December 2020, 23 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Accommodation must be approved in advance (COVID-19)
Foreign workers who travel to Norway to perform assignments on a short stay basis and who can document that their employer is providing them with suitable accommodation are no longer required to stay at a quarantine hotel … Please login …
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