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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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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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