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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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Kuwait: Working restrictions
Under the new Ministerial decree 27/2021, men will be banned entirely from employment in places that provide goods or services exclusively to women – such as women’s hairdressers and salons, health clubs and clothes shops … Please login to view …
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Global: Proposed new COVID passports
Organisations such as the WHO have long offered certificates confirming that immunization has been achieved against diseases such as cholera and plague … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Passport and visa checks
A very useful set of tools relating to visa restrictions and passport acceptability, particularly during the global lockdown can be found here … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Employee working illegally on Sundays is not entitled to conventional or legal compensation
It is sometimes the case that individuals take poor legal advice and end up claiming for the wrong thing through litigation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Government to raise retirement and re-employment age in 2022
Employers in Singapore must offer to re-employ qualified employees who pass the retirement age of 63, up to age 68, with effect from 1st July 2022 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Indonesia: Firms allowed to buy vaccines for employees
A scheme allowing employers to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for administration to their employees has been heavily subscribed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Minimum monthly wage in Shaanxi to be increased from May 2021
With effect from 1st May 2021, the minimum monthly wage in Shaanxi Province will increase to 1,950 yuan (US$299 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mauritius: Extension of visas and permission of stay until 31st May 2021
Foreigners whose visas and residence permits/occupational permits are due to expire during the period ending 31st March 2021 and who are unable to leave the country, will be granted an automatic extension until 31st May 2021, or the date when …
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