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United Kingdom: Adequacy threat
Because there is no guarantee that the UK will be found by the European Union to meet its adequacy criteria for international transfers under the GDPR, the UK Data Protection Commissioner has recommended that companies in the UK prepare for …
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Portugal: Golden visa programme extended to January 2022
In the last edition, we reported that new restrictions to Portugal’s money-spinning ‘golden visa’ regime would come into effect on 1st July 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Electronic membership confirmation for employees‘ health insurance registration
The notification of employers by new employees about their registration for health insurance via a printed membership forms is discontinued … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Government to scrap law banning desk lunches
The French Ministry of Labour has revealed that it is seeking to suspend Article R4428-19 of the French Labour Code in order to permit employees to eat lunch at their desks … Please login to view this content or become …
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European Court of Justice: New VAT burden on company cars?
It has long been at issue whether provision of a company car to an employee gives rise to a Value Added Tax (VAT) charge … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Postponed alignment of notice periods of white-collar and blue-collar workers
The government has postponed until 1st July 2021 the statutory harmonization of notice periods for manual and nonmanual workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Unemployment at 21-year high as a million jobs lost
The labour market is rapidly deteriorating under the weight of the pandemic and declining consumer demand … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Walmart to raise wages for 425,000 workers after massive 2020 sales performance
Starting from 13th March 2021, the multinational retail corporation Walmart will raise starting wages for its 425,000 frontline workers who stock shelves, or support its e-commerce business to a range from $13 to $19 an hour, depending on their role …
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United Kingdom: Uber drivers are workers not self-employed, Supreme Court rules
The failure of Uber before the Supreme Court to maintain that their drivers were self-employed contractors may combine with IR35 tax changes this April to have significant impact on the structure of the labour force during the course of this …
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Denmark: Bereavement leave and pay
The extension of bereavement leave to 26 weeks has now taken effect … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Uzbekistan: A visa-free regime to be introduced for citizens of 5 countries
From 1st March 2021, citizens of Bahrain, China, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman may enter Uzbekistan without a visa and stay for a period of up to 10 days … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Singapore: Singtel data breached through hack on third-party file-sharing vendor
The city state’s largest telephone operator Singtel has had its third-party file sharing system hacked, giving rise to a large data breach … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Pakistan: Senate passes bill allowing paid maternity, paternity leaves
Employers are still struggling to interpret whether they are subject to the maternity and paternity law passed by the Senate back on 27th January 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Government accepts Holidays Act Taskforce’s recommendations
The government has accepted all the principal recommendations of the Holidays Act Taskforce … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Pandemic raises suicide rate after decade of decline
The risks of suicide were far greater last year than death due to COVID-19 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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