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USA: Virginia minimum wage increase will take effect on May 1, 2021
From 1st May 2021, the hourly minimum wage in Virginia will increase to $9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Experts predict near to above-average tornado activity this Spring
A number of meteorological agencies are predicting that 2021 will be a particularly active year for tornados, with over 300 being predicted for April alone – mainly in the mid-lower Mississippi valley and southern Atlantic coastal area … Please login …
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Mauritania: Online work permit platform introduced
Manual work permit applications and in-person submissions are no longer required as the Department of Labour has launched a new online Work Permit Management facility … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: WTO negotiations on data flows
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) launched in 2019 a “Joint Statement Initiative”(JSI) aimed at finding a framework for Ecommerce around the globe … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Overview of the world economic outlook projections (IMF)
At the time of writing, official real GDP figures for the whole of 2020 were not available, but at the end of January 2021, the IMF put the figure for the contraction of the economy over the year at -10% …
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USA: Occupational wages
The New York State Department of Labor has just published its latest salary analyses by occupation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Permanent establishment
The OECD has issued guidance to member governments concerning whether employees stranded abroad, or required to work from home in another state, due to COVID-19 are creating a permanent establishment in the country where they are located … Please login …
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Spain: Banking deal
The 24th Banking Collective agreement covering the period from 2019 to 2023 has just been signed by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: North Sea collective bargaining
A new North Sea Energy Services collective agreement has been drawn up covering 5,200 engineering and maintenance personnel working for 13 major contractors in the sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Denmark: Price-fixing
As moves are made to introduce collective agreements into the world of self-employment, regulatory authorities in Europe are being forced to question how far they contravene antitrust rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Belgium: Solvay’s extended maternity, paternity & co-parent policy goes into effect
The Belgian chemical company Solvay increased its maternity leave last month to 16 weeks … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Thailand: Child Allowance increased to 800 baht in 2021
The monthly child care allowance paid through the Social Security Fund (SSF) has just been increased by 33 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Amendment to the Sex Discrimination Ordinance effective 19th June 2021
An Amendment to the Sex Discrimination Ordinance is effective on 19th June 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: H-1B electronic registration period to open 9th March 2021
According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the initial H-1B electronic registration period for FY 2022 will open at noon Eastern Time (ET) on 9th March 2021 and run through until noon ET on 25th March 2021 …
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Cyprus: New bill lays out revised criteria for naturalisation
A new bill that revises the criteria for foreign citizens to obtain naturalisation has included new qualifications … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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