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Italy: Ban on dismissals extended until 31 March 2021
Employers are reminded that there is a universal ban on individual and collective terminations for business reasons until 31st March 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Iceland: Minimum wages for a full-time work for the private sector (2021-22)
Under the latest collective agreement between the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprises (SA) and the major union Efling, the new gross minimum wage has been set at 351,000 ISK (US$2,716 … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Germany: How far pay differences can indicate discrimination when setting pay?
The Federal Labour Court has recently referred a case back to a regional labour court because it could not determine whether an employer had sufficient justification for paying a female employee less than male counterparts under the “Pay Transparency Act” …
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European Court of Justice: CJEU rules on discrimination within a group of people who have disabilities
The Court has ruled that unequal treatment of disabled employees is not only unlawful when the comparators are non-disabled workers, but also when compared to other disabled employees of the same organisation … Please login to view this content or …
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European Union: MEPs call for an EU-wide “right to disconnect”
The European Parliament lacks the direct powers to submit measures for approval as Directives or Regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Philippines: CREATE now awaits Duterte’s signature
Congress has now approved the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: As part of proposed $3.6M settlement, SEPTA must lift ‘blanket ban’ on applicants with past drug convictions
Preliminary approval of a class action settlement has been filed in the U … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Extension of period of validity for Certificates of Eligibility (in relation to COVID-19)
Certificates of Eligibility (COE), which are used in some visa applications, will be treated as valid until 30th April 2021 if they are issued between 1st October 2019 and 31st December 2019 … Please login to view this content or …
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Irish Republic: New workplace bullying code of practice in force
A new statutory code of practice concerning bullying at work has now come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Denmark: The new Holiday Act enters into force on 1 September 2020
The new Danish holiday Act came into force on 1st September 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bulgaria: Amendments to the Labor Code
A number of recent amendments have been made to the Labour Code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: New collective bargaining agreement on telework during COVID-19 pandemic
A new ad hoc framework agreement on telework has been drawn up by the National Labour Council through Collective Bargaining Agreement 149 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: The new salary scheme of the collective bargaining agreement for employees in the trade sector
A new collective agreement covering the trade sector will begin to apply later this year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Omnibus IR Bill will further reduce wage growth
The Australia Institute’s Centre for future work has published a damning report criticising the government for its Omnibus Industrial Relations Bill … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Minimum wage to remain unchanged at HK$37.50 an hour for two years
The city’s statutory minimum wage will be frozen for two years from May 2021 at HK$37 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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