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USA: Nonresident prospective employees
The Court of Appeals in New York has concluded that prospective employees of companies in New York State who are not resident in the State or city are nevertheless protected from discrimination under the NYS Human Rights Law … Please …
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Italy: Dismissal for unlawful monitoring
The Rome Labour Court has declared as null and void a dismissal based on the routine monitoring of company emails … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Monaco: Concealed employment
The penalty for not declaring to the authorities the existence of a new employee, or not obtaining/verifying the necessary work permit is now punishable by imprisonment for more than a year, rather than the previous penalty of 6 days to …
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Slovenia: Average earnings decline (December 2023 and January 2024)
Between December 2023 and January 2024 average gross monthly earnings fell by 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Visa relaxation for gulf nationals
Under the new rules, Bahraini, Omani and Saudi Arabian nationals will be eligible for multiple-entry visas, allowing them to visit the border-free EU Schengen zone over a five-year period … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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UAE: Consultation on R&D tax incentive
The government is seeking to gather information about the scope of potential R&D activities undertaken by companies in the UAE in order to fine tune its proposed R&D Tax Incentive … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Italy: Employee’s right to refuse employment transfer
An Employment Court in Central Italy has found that where a company moves its headquarters in the country, they must give employees required to transfer location “good reasons” for their move and act in “good faith” … Please login to …
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Latvia: Relaxation of remuneration rules
It is now lawful for employers to pay third-country workers the average wage in the sector concerned, rather than the average for the economy as a whole … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Spain: Family friendly rights
At the end of February 2024, a further eight week right to parental leave for both mothers and fathers with children under eight was introduced … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Lowering the bar on criminal history grounds
The legal publisher Lexis Nexis has been found guilty of unfair discrimination for refusing to employ a ‘data discovery and enrichment’ professional purely because of their criminal record … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: Florida data breach defence
Under HB473, a company will be able to avoid claims for a cybersecurity incident as long as it already substantially complies with the Florida Information Protection Act, it has policies in line with NIST standards or similar industry standards (such …
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Italy: Facial recognition not lawful for time and attendance
As technology has improved, a number of employers have turned to facial recognition systems as a replacement for “clocking on” at work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Colombia: Pregnancy testing during recruitment
An employer may not generally require a female job applicant to undertake a pregnancy test as a condition for employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Quebec’s new minimum wage (1st May 2024)
The general minimum wage in the Province is currently $15 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Decline and fall
One of the first actions taken by Argentine’s new President Javier Milei when he entered office last December was to issue an emergency labour decree … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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