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Sri Lanka: President resumes program to provide employment to 150,000 graduates and low-income earners

The Sri Lankan Government has now resumed a programme to provide employment opportunities for 150,000 people, with 50,000 to be recruited from new graduates and 100,000 from low-income earners … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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South Korea: Gov’t to Introduce Universal Employment Insurance by 2025

The government is planning to introduce a universal employment insurance system, which will be rolled out in phases over the period until 2025 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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New Zealand: Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) visas extended

Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme visas that are set to expire between 18th August and 31st December 2020 have been extended by six months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Canada: Alberta passes new workplace laws

Alberta‘s Workplace Bill, No 32 has now received royal assent … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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UAE: Government extends grace period for visa violators

Visitors who came to UAE legally with entry permits that expired before 1st March 2020 now have until 17th November 2020 to leave the country without having to pay any penalty … Please login to view this content or become …

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Philippines: 30% of garment workers to remain jobless till December 2020

The Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines has forecast that export demand is expected to remain at 40% below normal capacity levels during Q3 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Maldives: Second round of income support allowance opened

Eligible Maldivian citizens who are residents and whose incomes have been seriously reduced since December 2019, may now apply for an Income Support Allowance … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Bangladesh: Government sets rice mill workers’ minimum wage at Tk 7,810

A major industrial sector across the country is rice milling … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Singapore: New online portal to replace online Employment Pass system

All employers and employment agencies must now submit new Employment Pass and S Pass applications via the new portal called myMOM … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Colorado’s COMPS Order #36

The Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS) #36 is now fully effective and covers almost all private sector employers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Panama: 50 Balboa bonus

A 50 Balboa (US$50) bonus is being paid to workers with suspended contracts in the Provinces where quarantine has been imposed – Panama, Panama Oeste, and Chiriquí … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Mexico: Agency reports a 6.8% reduction in working poverty in June

The National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval) has estimated that in June 2020, the proportion of the working population in Mexico who are paid below the minimum level of a food basket sufficient to feed them …

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Ecuador: Dismissal of a pregnant worker

Although it has recently been reported by at least one prominent law firm that dismissal of a pregnant worker in Ecuador is possible under certain conditions and the supervision of a labour judge, this is formally not the case – …

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Costa Rica: Payment of wages during strikes

It is a curious fact that Costa Rica is the only country in the world where pay may not be automatically suspended when an employee goes on strike … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Kuwait: No work permits for those over 60

With effect from 1st January 2021, work permits will no longer be issued for those aged 60 years and older unless they possess a University degree … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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