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USA: Workplace vaccination
A number of larger employers are currently in talks with local health departments to become approved vaccine centres for COVID-19 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Unifor members at CAMI ratify agreement with General Motors
Employees have voted to accept a new collective agreement between GM Canada and trade union Unifor covering the company’s CAMI plant … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bahrain: Labour market testing period extended to 21 days
According to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), it is now necessary to advertise locally before seeking to recruit abroad … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Declaration of special assessment of working conditions made indefinite
A Federal law introduced in 2013 (No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Temporary easing of the early retirement scheme levy
In the past, employees who were within a few years of retirement would often agree with their employer to take early retirement through payment of a severance compensation amount into their pension fund … Please login to view this content …
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European Union: Self-employed unions
The European Commission is undertaking a very brief consultation exercise ahead of launching a new proposed measure promoting collective agreements for self-employed workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Croatia: Digital nomad visa now available
A “digital nomad visa” is now available in Croatia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: New Belgian law to facilitate holding of general meetings
A temporary amendment of the Companies and Associations Code has been introduced to allow companies that do not already have a facility to hold shareholder meetings by electronic meetings to do so – even when not absolutely necessary … Please …
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Zambia: Filling fee for employment permits significantly increased in 2021
The Department of Immigration has recently revised the filling fees for employment permits … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Ohio governor signs “Alternate Employer Organization” legislation
Ohio Senate Bill 201 ushers in a new form of “employer of record” system called the ‘Alternate Employer Organisation’ (AEO) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: “Moral damages” claim
The State Duma (Parliament) is currently debating whether to insert a right in the Labour Code for an unfairly dismissed employee to claim “moral damages” in a far more flexible way than at present … Please login to view this …
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Spain: Government to extend Temporary Lay-off Plans to May 2021
The government’s Temporary Layoff Plan (ERTE) has now been extended, largely unchanged, from 1st February to 31st May 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Lump-sum payment of overtime of remote workers
It remains uncertain if a declaration made by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy last Autumn has any ultimate legal validity … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hungary: Gross guaranteed minimum wage increased for 2021
With effect from 1st February 2021, the guaranteed gross minimum wage will increase by 4% to HUF 219,000 (US$741) per month … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Thailand: Immigration Bureau extends re-entry visas for foreigners with Thai residency
According to the Immigration Bureau, foreigners with Thai residency whose re-entry visas require their return to Thailand within one year from 26th March last year will be allowed to stay abroad until further notice … Please login to view this …
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