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Kenya: Labour court blocks retailer from laying off employees
The Labour Court has blocked a redundancy programme announced by retailer Tuskys, following an application by the trade union KUCFAW … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Taking disaster seriously
It seems odd to say that people can be bored with disaster, but that is unfortunately what appears to be happening … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Headscarf ban
Berlin’s Neutrality Act has unwittingly become a battleground between groups that are doing everything but take a nonsecular viewpoint to support, or oppose, the islamic headscarf issue … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Global: Unpaid leave
FedEE’s helpline has been very busy recently and one of the most frequent questions relates to offering special unpaid leave weeks to take some pressure away from payrolls, especially when furlough schemes come to an end … Please login to …
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USA: Joint employment
Federal Judge Gregory Woods in the Southern District of New York has effectively struck down a Department of Labor order establishing a narrow definition for the designation of “joint employment” ie: making one employer liable for the shortcomings of another …
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Global: OECD outlook
We continue to be highly sceptical about economic forecasts produced by the OECD – as they appear to contain highly politically massaged figures … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Coronavirus force majeure support scheme
Although the coronavirus force majeure support scheme (ERTE) was due to end on 30th September 2020, it has now been generally agreed by the government and both sides of industry to extend it until 31st January 2021 … Please login …
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Slovak Republic: Government to increase minimum wage in 2021
The government has proposed to increase the monthly minimum wage next year from €580 (US$681) to €623 (US$732) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: California Poised to enact law requiring compensation data collection
California‘s Senate Bill 973 requires that employers with 100+ employees issue an annual report to the State’s Fair Housing and Employment Department (DFEH) breaking down pay by gender, ethnicity and race under ten specified job categories … Please login to …
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Global: Mandatory vaccination
Not only are we nearing the point when employers must have in place effective policies for vaccination against COVID-19 – when it becomes available – but, more immediately, whether they should introduce obligatory vaccination against influenza now that the annual …
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United Kingdom: Private pension age rise to 57
The government has recently confirmed that the minimum private pension age will increase from 55 to 57 in 2028 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: Short-stay visas with Grenada abolished
Citizens of Ukraine and Grenada who possess valid passports may now enter and stay, without visas, in the territory of the other party for a period not exceeding 90 days within any 180 day period … Please login to view …
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Germany: Is Twitter a permissible platform for WCs to communicate with employees?
Is Twitter a permissible platform for Works Councils (WCs) to communicate with employees? In a 2017 case, the lower court in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, originally thought not (No … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: Employers likely to receive one-year reprieve from full california consumer privacy act
California‘s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enacted with an HR exemption that was due to end on 1st January 2021, although it still required employers to follow notice-on-collection obligations to employees … Please login to view this content or become …
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Global: Health declaration form
Travelers must remember to fill out a health declaration form prior to departure for a growing number of destinations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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