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Netherlands: On-call (zero hours) contracts
On-call (zero hours) contracts will soon be subject to new limitations under an amendment to the Dutch Civil Code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Special care leave extended until 9th July 2021
Many employers are not informing their employees about the availability of “Special Care Leave” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Draft of revised critical skills list released
The Department of Home Affairs has published its draft critical skills list outlining the skills which are in short supply in the country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Earned wage access
Pay day lending has deservedly gained a bad reputation in Europe, but in the USA, such lenders are called “Earned Wage Access” (EWA) providers and are integrated with employers to allow early access to salaries … Please login to view …
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Saudi Arabia: Saudis to stop contacts with foreign firms without HQs
According to a statement from the official news agency SPA, with effect from 1st January 2024, the Saudi government and state-backed institutions will stop signing contracts with foreign companies that base their Middle East headquarters in any other country in …
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United Kingdom: ICO provides clarity regarding transfers of personal data to the SEC
The UK Information Commissioners Office has confirmed that financial services companies in the UK required to share data with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may now do so without breaching UK data protection law … Please login to …
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Germany: Daimler strategic statement
In their latest company report published this month, automaker Daimler has lodged deep within its CSR report pages a key strategic statement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: All 4 labour codes likely to be implemented from April 1, 2021
Although four new labour codes were pushed through the federal parliament by the Autumn of 2020, there remains no implementing regulations that will allow them to come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Seychelles: Gainful occupation permit framework revised
The government has revised the Gainful Occupation Permit (GOP) framework in an attempt to allow more employment opportunities for local workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Shift workers employment rights
The Court of Appeal of the Ninth Circuit has determined that when an employee works on a rotating shift basis of one week on, followed by one week off then any leave taken under the FLMA will take both weeks …
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Irish Republic: EAT lives on – by mistake
Back in 2015, the Workplace Relations Commission court system was introduced and the old Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) Court was consequently supposed to be disbanded from 3rd October 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Germany: Social media can involve codetermination
The Berlin Administrative Court has ruled that an employer’s use of social media must be subject to codetermination involving the staff council if a “comment section” is included in the posting facility … Please login to view this content or …
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Pakistan: Safe environment at workplaces sought for women
A group seeking improved working conditions for women has launched a campaign to persuade the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to enforce the improvement of workplace facilities for women and protect them from discrimination and sexual harassment … Please login to view …
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China: Liaoning province grants women two days’ paid ‘period leave’
With effect from 1st March 2021, employers in the province of Liaoning in northeastern China will be required to provide up to two days “period leave” each month to their female employees who have medical proof of severe menstrual pain …
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USA: Connecticut looks to pass Crown Act to stop hair discrimination
Connecticut is set to become the 8th US state to introduce a “Crown Act” ban on discrimination against African Americans because of their hair style … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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