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Sweden: Short-time work allowance extended until June 2021
The short-time work allowance scheme, which is available to any private company facing temporary and serious financial difficulties due to COVID-19, has been extended until 30th June 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Spain: Dismissal for using the business phone to talk to colleagues during work hours
May an employer dismiss an employee for spending hours on their workplace telephone with a colleague? A organisation had in place a policy of not using their phones for private purposes, or using private telephones during work time … Please …
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Poland: Dismissal letters
A huge dilemma for employers during the lockdown has been how to issue a valid dismissal letter … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Job ticket from the employer is not a benefit in kind that is subject to wage tax
If an employer experiences a workplace parking problem then any reduced commuting rate negotiated by the employer with a transport company does not, in itself, represent a taxable benefit in kind … Please login to view this content or become …
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Germany: Tax-free care allowance
If a child is sick, then their working parents may claim a limited number of days tax-free insurance compensation to nurse them at home, even if the parents are engaged in home-working … Please login to view this content or …
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European Court of Justice: Dress codes
Advocate General Rantos has advised the court that employers’ dress codes should be able to distinguish between the wearing of “discreet” and “conspicuous” items, as long as the distinction is justified and not overtly discriminatory … Please login to view …
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Chile: Gender discrimination
The Plenary session of the Constitutional Court has declared as discriminatory as to outcome provisions in labour regulations that allow employers to determine what jobs women are not suited to perform … Please login to view this content or become …
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Switzerland: Electronic & wet signatures
Employers should take great care when using electronic signatures in connection with employment contracts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Border control during the health crisis
The borders with Sweden and Finland have now been opened up to daily commuting foreign workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Lithuania: Hiring foreign talent has never been easier
It is now simpler and easier for skilled non-EEA workers to obtain a temporary residence permit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Latvia: Average gross monthly pay level (2020)
Last year, the average gross monthly pay level was €1,143 (US$1,363 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Government ratifies ILO Violence and Harassment Convention
A new law has been passed following ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Women’s gross hourly earnings 14.1% below those of men in 2019
The latest EU data, just published, shows that – in 2019 – the difference between female and male gross hourly earnings was, on average, 14 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: In contrast to peers, most Athene employees go to the office during pandemic
The Iowa-based Life Insurance company Athene has bucked the trend of company workforces operating remotely during the Pandemic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Enterprise, National and Alamo Rent-A-Car class action: unpaid overtime for branch managers and assistant managers
A class action law suit concerning overtime rights for assistant managers of Enterprise, National and Alamo car hire companies has now commenced … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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