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Hong Kong: BN(O) passports no longer valid for identification or travel to Hong Kong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