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India: EPFO has instituted a facility for bulk transfer of funds
At times of significant change, it can be a major task for organisations to manage the transfer of pension funds between different types of scheme … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Government passes new law restricting sensitive exports
Local and foreign-owned employers need to have in place a body of internal regulations that clearly place accountability for corporate contraventions on specified senior employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Thousands of new mothers to qualify for paid parental leave
Eligibility for paid parental leave will change for many parents with children born or adopted between 22nd March this year and 31st March next year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Xiaomi vice president ordered to pay RMB 5.25 million to Lenovo for violation of non-compete agreement
A former Lenovo vice-president left the company for “family reasons” in December 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: California legislature essentially eliminates public works “de minimis” exception
Wage laws generally apply in California to public works projects … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Peru: New law on pregnant and nursing mothers
The President, Martín Vizcarra, has announced that the new law on pregnant and nursing mothers is now in effect … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Chile: Study on violence against LGBTIQ+ community
The government has launched its first major study into the level of violence and other crimes experienced by those in the LGBTIQ+ community … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Ontario introduces provincial masking requirements
Ontario Regulation 546/20 now requires employees working indoors, or a company vehicle to wear a face mask covering their mouth, nose, and chin … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Minimum wage to increase by 28% until 2021
The government and both sides of industry have just agreed a 28% increase in the monthly gross minimum wage … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Israel: UAE becomes 1st Arab country to exempt Israelis from visa requirement
Following the normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel, the two countries have just signed four agreements, including a deal on visa exemption for their nationals … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Australia: No English, no visa
According to the latest budget, an English language requirement will be introduced as a precondition for obtaining partner visas … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: Dubai introduces new visa program for overseas remote workers
The latest Nomad visa scheme is being launched in Dubai, but continues the trend of being increasingly geared to employees rather than the UK IR35 market of independent contractors, where the originating scheme in Estonia was clearly aimed … Please …
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South Africa: Expat dangers
It remains potentially very dangerous to send personnel from another African state to South Africa … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Saudi Arabia: Saudization in IT and communications sector
We reported the Saudization taking place amongst engineering jobs previously … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Qatar: Labour Law 18/20
Labour Law 18/20 now obliges employers providing accommodation to meet certain strict standards; allows both employers and employees to terminate employment, with (one or two months) notice, both during a probation period and thereafter; introduces a requirement to give notice …
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