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USA: Marijuana at work
Although Marijuana (THC) rightly remains on the US federal prohibited list of drugs under the Controlled Substance Act, many US States – such as California, Montana and New York – have relaxed local laws concerning recreational use and some have …
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Mexico: Labour inspectors to address gender equality
A Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Protocol now requires Inspectors to assess the compliance of employers with gender equality legislation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Damages for stress due to long hours
The Labour Court in Padua has established that if an employee is required to work significantly beyond permitted overtime hours, they can claim damages for stress … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Can on-call duty be reclassified as actual working time?
A dismissed employee requested past overtime payments from his employer … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Reintroduction of border checks
Business travelers using EU land borders may experience increased delays due to temporarily reintroduced passport checks at numerous internal borders, whilst Finland has placed a complete bloc on its land border with Russia … Please login to view this content …
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Bulgaria: Third-country nationals no longer allowed to enter on Cypriot visas or residence permits
Previously, Bulgaria had a more flexible approach towards foreign nationals holding Cypriot documents … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Taxation for hosting secondees
Many companies in India that are subsidiaries of overseas multinationals have recently been targeted by the Indian revenue authorities to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the salaries of secondees sent to India from other parts of their Group …
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China: Cross-border data transmission rules
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has issued new guidance on data transfers, which removes the necessity for multinationals to draw up standard internal contracts with other parts of the same group in order to send or receive internal personal …
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Germany: Liberalization of employee communication procedure
The Federal Cabinet has approved a modification to the Evidence Act, removing the necessity for employers to issue extensive ‘hard copy’ details concerning their job to new employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Dominican Republic: Worker awareness obligation concerning US laws
An agreement has been signed between the Dominican Republic and US Department of Labor that ensures all citizens of the Republic entering the USA to work will be given extensive briefings on their legal rights under US federal employment laws …
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USA: Ban on non-competes
New York City is currently considering Bill 0140 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Prison sentences for health and safety infringements
It has now been just over a year since the Act on the Punishment of Serious Accidents came into force and already prison sentences are being served due to fatal accidents … Please login to view this content or become …
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Cambodia: Tax authority issues sub-decree on annual taxable income, monthly taxable salary
The Cambodian General Department of Taxation has recently issued Sub-Decree No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Status quo in recruitment market
A survey recently conducted by the Australian HR Institute has found that hiring is at its lowest point in over a year, although there are few plans to undertake collective redundancies … Please login to view this content or become …
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Italy: Justification for extending fixed-term contracts
Under the sectoral labour accord for commercial distribution services it has been agreed that an employer may extend a fixed-term contract beyond the normal 12-month limit for several reasons … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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