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New Zealand: Minimum wage rises by $1.10 on 1 April 2021
Employers are reminded that from 1st April 2021 the statutory minimum wage will rise from $18 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: The National Court annuls the Bank of Spain the hiring of 92 administrative staff
An appeal to the Supreme Court is now likely following the ruling of a lower court in Madrid that the Bank of Spain had followed a biased selection process when seeking to fill 92 administrative positions … Please login to …
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Malta: Weekend public holidays will be added to leave
Employers are reminded that due to a change in the National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act (Cap 252), employees now receive extra time off to compensate for public holidays that fall at a weekend … Please login to view …
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Jersey (Channel Islands): Employment claims
There are very few employment claims that reach the employment tribunal hearing stage – due principally to intervention by the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service (JACS) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Gender equality index – new publication obligations
Employers are reminded that although this year’s deadline for pay gap reporting has already been reached, the publication of results in a “visible and legible” form still has a deadline for 1st May 2021 and the publication of results for …
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USA: DOJ antitrust division brings first criminal no-poach case
A recent criminal indictment by the Department of Justice involves Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) and two other health care companies that the DOJ accuses of entering into an anti-trust arrangement to suppress competition over hiring senior level employees … Please …
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Canada: Quebec’s immigration pilot program for workers in AI, IT, and VFX
As one of the three new immigration pilot programs, the Quebec immigration pilot program for AI, IT, and VFX workers will start accepting applications with effect from 22nd April 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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New Zealand: More than 100,000 people have accessed free trades training
The Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF; also known as free trades training) makes a range of qualifications in targeted areas, plus all apprenticeships, free of charge until 31st December 2022 … Please login to view this content or become …
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Global: PPE update
The wearing of gloves is often mentioned in the same breath as masks when PPE is being considered … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Declaration form for international travel (COVID-19)
Those currently in the United Kingdom may only travel abroad (apart from the Irish Republic) if they have a justifiable reason to do so … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Workplace vaccination programme
A framework agreement has been reached in Lombardy between the employers’ group Confindustria and the national association of occupational physicians to allow a workplace vaccination programme … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: PepsiCo distance working
PepsiCo has just signed an agreement with its works council on distance working … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: New plan of action against forced labour, people trafficking and slavery launched
A government plan of action against human trafficking, forced labour and slavery has just been released … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Commuting road accidents
Although in Germany, the Pandemic and increase in home working has led to fall of 18 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: The use of the London Transport during the health crisis
The passage of the Pandemic and its impact on commuters has been indelibly placed on record by one set of statistics – the use of the London Transport … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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