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United Kingdom: Retail price index to be reformed by 2030
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (UK Chief Finance Minister) has announced that from 2030, use of the Retail Price Index (RPI) will be wholly discontinued in favour of the Consumer Price Index + housing (CPIH) … Please login to view …
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Global: Measuring the cost in jobs
Because of widespread state support to maintain jobs, the gerrymandering of unemployment definitions, the size of the grey economy in many countries, and the slowness of state statistical agencies to reveal the latest employment statistics, we are still not in …
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United Kingdom: Another success for pharmacists at Lloydspharmacy as trade union bargaining unit decided
Pharmacists working for LloydsPharmacy group who are seeking recognition as a trade union bargaining unit have come a step closer to achieving their claim … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Europe: Airbus says 3700 jobs at risk as A380, A400M build rates cut
3,700 more jobs are to be lost at the aircraft manufacturing facilities of Airbus SE in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: HIV policy need
The incidence of HIV/AIDS in most of the World peaked in the late 1990s, but only came to Japan relatively recently and has still not peaked … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: HSBC to let HK staff work from home 4 days a week
HSBC, the largest bank in Hong Kong, is now allowing eligible staff to work for up to 4 days a week at home … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Smoking with kids in the car is illegal
A New South Wales law introduced for one purpose is being found to be more widely beneficial … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Judge rejects rules limiting H-1B visas
The two Trump administration rules for H-1B visas – minimum salary thresholds and restricting their use to specialty occupations, have just been rejected by a federal judge … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: Trade deals after Brexit
It is a huge uphill task for UK negotiators to fill the gap left by existing EU trade deals with other countries and trading blocks when it leaves the EU on December 31st … Please login to view this content …
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Poland: Care allowance to be paid until 24th December 2020
The additional government care allowance made for those parents unable to call on the services of day care centres and nannies has been extended until 24th December 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Netherlands: 30% rule ends
The current scheme called the 30% ruling ends on 1st January 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: new eID card
The new eID card for EU citizens has now been issued, making it easier to undertake a number of transactions, especially online … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: Short-term working
Eligible employers who would like to implement short-term working due to COVID-19, now have until 31st December 2020 to apply for up to three months support … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Work vs family life
Not only has work become increasingly casualised and part-time, but workers’ home lives have transformed too in recent years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: EU identity cards will not be enough to enter UK from October 2021
From 1st October 2021, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will not be able to use their national ID card to enter the UK … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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