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Angola: Income tax system overhaul

A radical overhaul is taking place to Angola’s income tax system … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Government plans new changes to criminal records disclosure regime

The government is proposing to amend the filtering mechanism for data automatically disclosed through both “standard” and “enhanced” criminal records certificates, issued mainly to prospective employers by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) … Please login to view this content …

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Portugal: Documents that expired after February 24th will remain valid until October

The validity of all visas, citizen cards, driving licences, criminal records, and other certificates that have expired since 24th February 2020 will be automatically extended until 30th October 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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Poland: Workplace video monitoring

The Office for Personal Data Protection has issued a reminder to employers that workplace video monitoring is regulated under the Labour Code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Norway: Temporary lay-off periods of 52 weeks extended until July 2021

The system for temporary lay-offs (TLO) in Norway differs markedly from other countries … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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North Macedonia: Misuse of coronavirus wage subsidies

Although thousands of companies have been paid government subsidies to assist with paying at least minimum wages during the health crisis, it has been found by the government that as many as half of the companies concerned have pocketed the …

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Montenegro: Homeworking & teleworking

Unlike many less well developed countries in Europe, Montenegro already had in place a facility for employees to operate outside the conventional workplace long before the current health crisis … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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Italy: Height requirements

The Court of Cassation has reaffirmed the ruling of the Constitutional Court in 1993 that “for the purposes of recruitment, an identical minimum height requirement for men and women violates the principle of substantial equality pursuant to art … Please …

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New Zealand: Whistleblowers’ protection bill introduced to replace 20-year-old Act

The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill now before parliament would, if adopted, probably come into force on 1st July next year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Maryland salary history ban and wage range notice requirement to take effect October 1

Maryland‘s salary history ban will take effect on 1st October 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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New Zealand: Government extends wage subsidy scheme

The current wages subsidy scheme has been extended until 1st September 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: SEO set aside

The High Court has set aside the sectoral employment order (SEO) for the electrical contracting industry because provisions of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 were judged to be unconstitutional … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Greece: Passenger Locator Form (PLF) for international arrivals

All travellers into Greece must complete the online Passenger Locator Form (PLF) prior to arrival … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Wage information claim

The first comparative wage information claim under the Transparency in Remuneration Act (EntgTranspG) has been considered by the Federal Labour Court (BAG) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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France: CNIL fines online retailer in cross-border case

One of the principal French institutions for employers to avoid at all costs, is the Data Protection Authority, CNIL … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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