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New Zealand: Apprenticeship boost
Employers have until April 2022 to apply for the Apprenticeship Boost to help retain apprentices so they can continue to earn and progress towards their qualifications … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Workers gain new health and safety protection from 31 May 2021
There has always been a gap in the Health and Safety at Work Act and Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) because they did not effectively apply to dependant (“limb (b)) workers … Please login to view this content or become …
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USA: IRS to push tax filing deadline to 17th May 2021
The tax filing deadline for taxpayers has been pushed back from 15th April 2021 to 17th May 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Working over Easter
Employers that require their staff to work during the coming Easter holidays should note that they can only require the employee to work on Good Friday and Easter Monday if such an obligation is built into their employment contract … …
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Global: Future threats
FedEE’s predictive track record has meant that we have now foreseen every major economic and political event since 9/11 – even the Pandemic itself … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Dismissal for refusing to wear face mask was fair
An employment tribunal has accepted that it is lawful for a company to dismiss a driver if they fail to comply with Client wishes in respect to PPE … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Italy: New agreement at TIM to speed up early retirements and facilitate generational renewal
The TIM Group (formerly Telecom Italia) has just reached an agreement under the Fornero law with SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl, Uilcom and UGL Telecomunicazioni unions that will allow 1,300 early retirements by the end of November this year … Please login to …
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Germany: VW to cut up jobs via early retirement
The carmaker Volkswagen is now opening up partial retirement to those born in 1964, whilst offering early retirement to those born from 1956 to 1960 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Unemployment payments to be based on earnings from the last 24 months from July 2021
From 1st July 2021, unemployment payments will be based on earnings from the last 24, rather than last 12, months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Brits overstaying EU’s 90/180 days rule to face penalties
31st March 2021 marks the last day that a UK citizen without a visa or residence permit from an EU country can remain in the EU … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Extension of e-signature option for paper returns and other documents
The temporary e-Signature option for taxpayers, or their representatives, to submit certain paper returns and other documents has been extended until 30th June 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Excess deaths
It still remains impossible to accurately calculate the impact of COVID-19 from individual country reports as so few countries maintain accurate mortality data … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Gig worker deal
An agreement has been concluded between the national government, employers CEOE and CEPYME and trade unions CCOO and UGT on the status of “platform (Gig) workers” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovenia: Right to short-term absence due to illness – valid until 31st December 2021
Until 31st December 2021, employees are entitled to take three days paid sick leave without a doctor’s certificate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malta: Authorities slap 1,701 COVID fines in one week
The police have begun to step up the imposing of heavy fines on those breaching lockdown and face-mask rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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