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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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European Union: Language laws

A number of European Union countries such as France, Lithuania, and Slovakia continue to operate language laws that outlaw the use of foreign languages, even if they are the common language of the parties concerned … Please login to view …

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European Court of Justice: Splitting a business

The court has rejected alternative logical solutions for transferring an employee in the case where a business transfer splits a business into separate entities … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Canada: Attention employers with employees on the IDEL

Companies with employees on a deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) because they were involuntarily laid off work in Ontario now have until 4th September 2020 to bring them back … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Hong Kong: Government introduces enhancement measures for Distance Business Programme

All eligible private enterprises, that wish to develop business with new distant markets during the pandemic, have until 31st October 2020 to apply for funding under the Distance Business Programme … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Denmark: Data retention period

A new 5-year minimum data retention period will be introduced on 1st January 2021 for a number of corporate documents … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Czech Republic: Transfer of undertakings: what are an employee’s ‘working conditions’?

The Supreme Court has conceded that an employee’s right to give notice and receive severance during a transfer of undertaking may be based on circumstances not clearly established as changes in working conditions under the Labour Code … Please login …

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Croatia: Entry form

Foreign nationals with confirmed permission to enter the country are advised to complete the online form in order to save waiting time at border crossing points … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Bulgaria: Government extends long-term resident permits

The terms of validity for most types of residence permits that expire(ed) between 13th March 2020 and 31st October 2020 have been extended by 6 months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Belgium: Public health passenger locator form

All persons travelling to, or transiting through, Belgium with a stay of more than 48 hours must complete and submit a Passenger Locator Form within the 48 hours before their arrival in the country … Please login to view this …

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