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USA: Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s new H-1B visa rules

A Federal injunction is being sought through the Northern District of California against the Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security for introducing overly restrictive rules, without prior consultation, concerning the issue of H-1B visas … Please login …

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Cyprus: Government okays schemes tackling unemployment

Two incentive plans for Unemployment and Employment of Young People (NEET, aged 15–29) both offer employers a grant of up to €8,600 (US$10,026) for a period of 10 months for every new recruit made through the schemes … Please login …

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Malaysia: 2021 foreign knowledge worker projections acceptance announced

Companies registered with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) that have foreign hiring needs may now proceed with a Foreign Knowledge Workers (FKW) projection submission by logging into the eXpats Service Centre website … Please login to view this content …

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Italy: New quotas for work and residence permits

Because of the health crisis, enactment of the 2020 annual quota by decree for non-EEA/Swiss foreign workers was not published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale until October 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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United Kingdom: Job retention bonus scheme

Further details about the Job Retention Bonus Scheme have now been released by the HMRC … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Advisory on unemployment insurance fraud during the Coronavirus pandemic

The Federal agency FinCEN has alerted financial institutions about several fraudulent practices that have emerged in respect to unemployment insurance (UI) during the health crisis … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: Ban on child labour

A Bill has been approved by the national government banning the employment of children under the age of 14 in all spheres – except family businesses and the entertainment industry … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Sweden: Temporary tax relief for parking at workplace

According to Law No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Workers face permanent job losses as the virus persists

Temporary pay cuts made during the health crisis now threaten to becoming permanent when the crisis is over … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Indonesia: Jakarta raises minimum wages for some businesses

The monthly minimum wage in the capital city, Jakarta, will be increased by 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Romania: Amendments to the Labour Code made by Law no. 213/2020

A new law has been introduced (213/2020) that modifies the Labour Code to allow for external labour law and HR consultants to undertake a number of roles … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Norway: Safe union breaks off oil service wage talks

Although employees working for the principal oil companies in the Norwegian offshore sector and many contractors have agreed to new wage rates, the “Safe” labour union covering oil service workers has not reached agreement with the Norwegian Oil and Gas …

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United Kingdom: Loan schemes

Eligible companies that are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak may apply for a loan from the schemes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Competition rules

The current health crisis is giving numerous opportunities for companies to operate in a way that would normally infringe state competition rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Hong Kong: EOC launches first-ever equal opportunity employer recognition scheme

Companies that are interested in participating in the Equal Opportunity Employer Recognition Scheme have until 31st January 2021 to submit the completed application form(s), along with the supporting documents, to the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) … Please login to view …

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