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Ukraine: Visa-free regime with St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The governments of Ukraine and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a tiny southern Caribbean nation, have just signed a visa waiver agreement, which will allow mutual travel of citizens between these two countries for up to 90 days within any …
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USA: “Distracted driving” laws
Employers should ensure that all staff in charge of vehicles are alerted to a change in the “distracted driving” laws … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Effectiveness of sanitisation
Research carried out by Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA has found that samples repeatedly taken from shop door handles and bank machines were positive for COVID-19 just 8% of the time, but that the concentrations of the virus in all …
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United Kingdom: Avoidance of “double contributions”
With the EEA and Switzerland (apart from the Irish Republic) now appearing to be practically future “no go” areas for posting employees, what other countries around the World will there be that allow posting without the need to pay social …
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Global: Daylight saving time
Every year, many people around the globe adjust their clocks forward in Spring and back again in Autumn … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Posted worker rules
With the Brexit transition period coming to an end, what will happen to posted workers operating in EEA countries from 1st January 2021? Under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, employees already posted to the EEA or Switzerland should be covered by …
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Ukraine: Minimum wage is to rise to UAH 6,000 from January 1, 2021
According to the draft state budget for 2021, with effect from 1st January 2021, the gross minimum wage will be increased to UAH6,000 (US$211) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Building strike threat canceled
A strike threat has just been averted in the construction sector, thanks to a new 29-month agreement (until April 2023) with the trade union Byggnads … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Maldives: Meeting visa
A new “Meeting Visa” has been introduced as a short-duration permit under which foreigners may visit the country for professional reasons, i … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Special dates in 2021
National and religious festivals often vary from year to year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: National minimum wage to rise from April 2021
With effect from April 2021, the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Serbia: Government to lift minimum wage by 6.6% as of January 2021
Effective from 1st January 2021, the minimum gross monthly wage will be increased by 6 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Christmas bonus
Entitlement to a Christmas bonus continues to be a common benefit across the country, with 87% of those covered by collective agreement in western Lander receiving it, compared to 90% in eastern Lander … Please login to view this content …
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Australia: Occupational skill shortages information
Although the economic downturn is easing the pressure of skill shortages in some key areas of the economy, it is unlikely that they will disappear altogether … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Is travel time compensable worktime?
The US Department of Labor has been trying to give practical guidance on what constitutes worktime when an employee has to travel to a worksite that is not a fixed or conventional one … Please login to view this content …
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