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Global: True flight risks
Since the early Spring, employers have regularly had to contend with the concerns of employees asked to undertake flights who are uncertain about the level of potential exposure to COVID-19 on board passenger aircraft … Please login to view this …
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Global: Ecopolitical ‘at risk’ countries
It is not only finance directors in multinationals who need to be cautious about ecopolitical “at risk” countries, but HR should also take a view in respect to job applicants and others with whom they must deal … Please login …
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Global: Infection risks
Co-infection of COVID-19 and influenza has been found as one of the major causes of mortality during the pandemic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Hyperinflation
We have reported previously on the worrying trend by the Federal Reserve Bank to recklessly print money in a short-term attempt to get the US economy out of trouble … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Switzerland: Paid paternity leave of two weeks approved by voters
Although the Federal Parliament in 2019 backed a proposal to introduce two weeks’ paid leave for fathers (Switzerland is one of seven OECD member states not offering paid paternity leave), it was not subsequently ratified under the Gender Equality Act …
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USA: Wisconsin employers must notify workers of unemployment insurance upon separation
When an employee in Wisconsin is terminated, or leaves their employment in any other way, their employer must, from 2nd November 2020, inform them in writing about available unemployment insurance benefits … Please login to view this content or become …
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Spain: CaixaBank-Bankia merger
Two of the largest banks in Spain are planning to merge in order to slash their workforces in the face of the prolonged pandemic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: “Maternity capital” wage subsidy
Families with two children whose income does not exceed twice the subsistence minimum of the working-age population are entitled to a monthly “maternity capital” wage subsidy until their child is aged three … Please login to view this content or …
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Global: Labour shortages around the World
It remains evident that although the pandemic has thrown huge numbers into short-time work and unemployment, significant pockets of labour shortage continue to remain around the World … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: Employee share schemes
A number of employers are coming up with increasingly creative ways to retain staff in the face of dwindling government subsidies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Termination without notice
A case this summer involving a court worker who refused to complete work legitimately assigned to them illustrates the requirements necessary to issue an extraordinary termination without notice … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Singapore: Firms may cut wages temporarily to protect jobs: NWC
According to the supplementary guidelines issued by the National Wages Council (NWC), during the period from 1st November 2020 to 30th June 2021, companies may implement temporary wage cuts to minimize retrenchments – although employees’ support should be sought before …
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India: Three new labour codes
The three recently passed labour codes still lack implementing regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Florida’s minimum wage rate increases in January 2021
Effective 1st January 2021, Florida‘s minimum gross hourly wage rate will increase from $8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Appeal court upholds ruling in RCMP pension case
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a prohibition on women buying back credits for certain years in a pension plan in order to overcome an eventual reduction in pension entitlement was discriminatory … Please login to view this …
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