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Andorra: Minimum salary for 2021

The minimum hourly wage has been increased by 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Thailand: Social security contribution cut to 0.5% for February and March 2021

The government has again temporarily cut Social Security Fund (SSF) contribution rates for employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Singapore: Green lanes with Germany, Malaysia, South Korea temporarily suspended for three months

The government has suspended the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) coronavirus travel arrangements with Germany, Malaysia, and the Republic of Korea, for a period of three months until 1st May 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Pakistan: NTUF demands immediate end of growing exploitation of workers

A great many of the 600,000 workers on the Sindh Industrial Trade Estate in Karachi are now on strike … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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New Zealand: Minimum wage rising to $20 per hour from 1 April 2021

With effect from 1st April 2021, the adult minimum wage will rise by 5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Kazakhstan: Minimum wage unchanged for 2021

According to Budget Law No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Japan: Record 16% of fathers in Japan’s civil service took child care leave in 2019

It has just been revealed that a total of 16 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: Contract labour payment management system

Companies in India often operate with a chaotic and topheavy system for administering the payment of contractors … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Gov. DeWine signs the Employment Law Uniformity Act

Ohio‘s Employment Law Uniformity Act has an effective date on 12th April 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Uganda: E-passports will replace machine-readable passports by April 4, 2022

The deadline to phase-out traditional machine-readable passports has been extended until 4th April 2022 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: EWSS is likely to continue until the end of 2021

The Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe, has privately made it clear that the current Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) that replaced the former Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (“TWSS”) in September 2020 is likely to continue until the end of 2021 …

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Hong Kong: BN(O) passports no longer valid for identification or travel to Hong Kong

As anticipated, British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passports cannot now be used for travel purposes and will not be recognized as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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China: Social security agreement with Serbia enters into force on 1st February 2021

A Social Security Agreement (SSA) between China and Serbia has just come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Mexico: Mexican employers will need to adapt to new teleworking measures

The Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has just signed into Federal law a requirement for employers to enter into a special contract appendage with their remote workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Guatemala: Minimum wage 2021

As of 2021, the total gross monthly minimum wage for Non-Agricultural activities stands at Q … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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