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Oman: Wages based on skills not on degrees
The government has de-linked the minimum wage requirement to academic qualifications … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: New Orleans enacts law to prohibit hairstyle discrimination
The New Orleans CROWN Act has now become law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Canada: More time for employers to claim health services fund credits (Quebec)
Employers in Quebec that have employees on paid leave during the health crisis are now being given until 13th March 2021 to claim health service fund credits … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Brazil: Giant database leak exposes data on 220 million Brazilians
The country’s largest ever breach of personal data took place last month, but its source has still not been determined … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Luxor Paints workers awarded R38 million by CCMA
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ordered that the company Luxor Paints reinstate 181 employees who went on strike in 2018 and award them backpay … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Nigeria: Extended deadline for 2020 PAYE tax returns (Lagos State)
The Inland Revenue Service for Lagos State has extended until 14th February 2021 the deadline for employers to submit their 2020 payroll tax returns (H1) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Minimum wage in Jiangxi will be raised as of April 1, 2021
With effect from 1st April 2021, the minimum monthly wage in Jiangxi – a landlocked province in the east of China – will be increased to 1,850 yuan (US$286 … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Azerbaijan: Parliament approves new document on visas between Azerbaijan and Turkey
The Parliament of Azerbaijan has just approved a document on mutual visa exemption between Azerbaijan and Turkey … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Mandatory masks
Both Germany and Austria have begun to clamp down on the wearing of cloth/fabric masks, masks with valves and also scarves … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Legal flimflam
It has long been the practice in many jurisdictions for law firms in the sarcophaga nodosa genus to obtain business by so called “ambulance chasing” or “claim farming” … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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United Kingdom: Clothing and transport costs pushed up inflation in December 2020
In line with our long-standing warnings, consumer prices are now showing early signs of a rapid rising inflationary trend … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Minimum wage freeze in 2021
Although the coalition government agreed at the start of 2020 to increase the basic minimum wage to €1,200 (US$1,452) a month by 2023, the Pandemic and its impact on the economy has made the government think again … Please login …
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Global: Inflationary signs
FedEE is watching out for tell-tale signs of rising price inflation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Switzerland and Italy sign new deal on taxing cross-border workers
Many Italian nationals cross the Swiss border each day to work in the Cantons of Ticino, Graubünden, and Valais … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: 52-hour work week cap
From 1st July 2021, companies with five or more workers must cap weekly working hours to 52 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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