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Bermuda: Aim to table a bill to establish living wage
According to a speech made by the Minister of Labour, the aim over coming months is to table a Bill establishing both a statutory minimum wage and a national living wage … Please login to view this content or become …
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USA: De-recognition
The NLRB has achieved the backing of a DC Circuit Court concerning a company’s claims that recognition of a trades union no longer applied because it no longer had the support of the workforce … Please login to view this …
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Kenya: Visa-on-arrival option ending
With effect from 1st January 2021, all travellers who are not visa-exempt will have to apply online for a Kenya eVisa and obtain it before boarding a flight to the country … Please login to view this content or become …
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UAE: Government allows full foreign ownership of commercial companies
Under the new amendments to the Federal Law No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: Dismissal on arrest
Given the risk of arrest in the country remain high – even for unfounded, arbitrary, or purely political reasons – employers need to be aware of their right to suspend or dismiss a worker in such circumstances … Please login …
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South Africa: Commission proposes massive wage increase for domestic workers
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has issued its annual report … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Rwanda: Government to replace 14000 teachers over absenteeism
When employers order staff to return to work in the midst of a pandemic and large numbers refuse, how should they react? They could amend the instruction by making it voluntary and improve workplace safety measures – or simply regard …
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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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