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India: Gujarat High Court permits persons having law degree and pursuing other vocations to get enrolled with the State Bar Council
The Gujarat High Court has ordered that rules 1 and 2 of the Gujarat Bar Council be modified to allow those with an LLB to be enrolled at the Bar … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: ‘Real living wage’ rises to £9.50 an hour
Employees outside of London who work for an employer voluntarily signed up to the Real Living Wage will now receive £9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Florida voters approve $15 minimum wage
The minimum wage rate in Florida will increase from the current $8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Amount of the minimum wage for Geneva (2021)
On 1st November 2020, the Canton of Geneva introduced a minimum wage of CHF23 (US$25 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Macau: Employees with disabilities to get income subsidy
A new Income Subsidy Plan for Employees with Disabilities (39/2020) has just been introduced … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Lidl increases hourly pay for 20,000 employees
With effect from March 2021, over 20,000 lowest grade employees working for the supermarket chain Lidl will receive new hourly pay rates, ranging from £9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: New data protection bill
A new Data Protection Bill [No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Hungary and Poland refuse to back EU long-term budget and recovery package
Refusal by Poland and Hungary to sign off on the new EU post-pandemic budget means that the rescue package is effectively blocked … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Personnel records of WC members
The Baden-Württemberg State Labour Court (LAG) has ruled that any criticism by an employer of a works council member for their competence as a works council representative may not be noted on their personnel file … Please login to view …
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Taiwan: Guide on the classification and treatment of disability in the workplace
The government has issued a useful tabular guide on the classification and treatment of disability in the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: New work pass for top-tier foreign tech professionals to launch in January 2021
As an extension of the Tech@SG Programme, which was launched in 2019, Tech … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Nursing insurance premium
With effect from 1st October 2021, a long-term nursing insurance premium will be levied in Shenzhen, a major coastal city in the south of Guangdong Province popular with foreign companies … Please login to view this content or become a …
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USA: Labor Board asks for briefing on ‘scabby the rat’
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been re-examining the age-old question about what constitutes picketing … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: P.E.I.’s minimum wage increasing to $13 in 2021
With effect from 1st April 2021, the minimum wage on Prince Edward Island – one of the Maritime Provinces of Canada – will increase by 15 cents to $13 (US$9 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: Businesses could get up to £3k for each new apprentice hired
Welsh businesses are now able to claim up to £3,000 (US$3,969) for each new under 25 year old apprentice they employ working at least 30 hours per week, and £1,500 for those working less than 30 hours per week … …
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