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USA: Can retail gig workers be treated as non-employees?
Although a large number of employment status cases to date have involved ride hire and sharing services the net is starting to widen, especially to the retailing sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Saudi Arabia: Employment e-platform
The Saudi government has approved the setting up of an official electronic platform, named the “Unified National Employment Platform”, for job seekers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: New rules for online recruitment businesses
The government has published new rules for online recruitment businesses … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: COVID-19 restrictions within individual States
Although cases remain low by international standards, government restrictions that apply within individual States and Territories should be carefully monitored by all organisations that have operations in Australia … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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South Africa: Changes to national minimum wage kick in on 1 March 2021
With effect from 1st March 2021, the national minimum wage will be increased from R20 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Biden administration further delays effective date of independent contractor rules
The incoming Biden administration has applied a 60-day regulatory freeze on the Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ecuador: UNASUR visa category no longer available
The issuance of UNASUR visa has now been suspended … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Chile: Extensions of ID cards and Venezuelan passports
The validity of Chilean ID Cards for foreign nationals with a lawful immigration status that have expiry dates in 2019, 2020 and 2021, has been extended until 28th February 2022 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Canada: Consultation on working at heights training standards
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Development is undertaking a public consultation on “working at heights” training standards … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Bill to prohibit casualisation of workers passes second reading in Senate
A Bill to ban the casualization of labour in the private and public sectors has now passed through the Nigerian Senate at second reading … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nagorno-Karabakh: A focus for investment
This politically contested region in the caucasus mountains hardly yet appears on the radar of many multinational companies, let alone being a hotspot for future HR attention … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Egypt: Sexual violence against women
Companies operating sexual harassment policies should be aware that in Egypt, the prevailing view about the violent treatment of women concerns primarily the public exposure and shame of “immodest behaviour”, rather than the fundamental criminality of the acts … Please …
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Angola: Change to the penal code
A change to the penal code has just come into effect that both removes same-sex relationships from the lists of unlawful acts and introduces a ban on discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation … Please login to view this …
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USA: Occupational outlook handbook
If you have not discovered this facility yet, you will be surprised how much data you can have under your fingertips for free … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Seychelles: New remote work visa announced
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) has announced a new remote work visa for individuals aged between 28 to 56 years old who wish to work temporarily from the country remotely, and who are at a middle-management level or are experts …
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