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France: Distant dismissal
If an employer wishes to make an individual employee redundant, they must follow the strict procedures set for all forms of dismissal … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List announced with 17 occupations
Recently, the federal government has issued a new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Estonia: Health and safety violations
As the metal industry is the highest source of industrial accidents in Estonia, the labour inspectorate decided recently to conduct an intensive inspection of 75 business premises across the sector … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Croatia: ID cards to be upgraded next year
The National Parliament is currently debating a draft Bill on Identification cards … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Legal aid income thresholds
Legal aid income thresholds were changed on September 1st 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Vietnam: More details on the Labour Code
In an earlier issue of our Newswire, we reported a number of features of Vietnam’s Labour Code which come into force on January 1st 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Employers must exercise reasonable diligence in tracking hours worked by remote workers
The Department of Labor has issued an Advisory Bulletin setting out how remote workers should be handled under the FLSA … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Barbados: New immigration policy to attract remote workers
The 12-month “Barbados Welcome Stamp” – a special visa for remote workers who want to work and live in this Caribbean country – is now open for application … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Germany: Commuting costs during reintegration
If an employee has been absent from work due to illness or injury for a long period, they are entitled to a period of reintegration when they return to work … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Thailand: Hourly wage push poses ‘abuse’ risk
Currently, only students and older workers are allowed to be paid on a purely hourly basis … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Employers to bear costs of pass holders’ COVID-19 test and stay at dedicated Stay-Home Notice (SHN) facilities
Employers must now bear the costs of the work pass holders’ COVID-19 test (up to $200, including GST) and stay at a dedicated quarantine facility ($2,000, including GST), when a request to allow foreign employee, and/or their dependants, to enter …
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New Zealand: Balance of convenience defence
A health and safety case before the Employment Court of New Zealand, assessed last month for interim reinstatement, illustrates very well the opposing views where a Site Supervisor ignored safety-critical procedures for heavy processing equipment and was consequently dismissed … …
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Japan: Average minimum wage to rise by ¥1
From October 1st 2020, at the earliest, minimum wage rates will rise very slightly in many Prefectures across the country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot plans 100% job quota for locals
There is some discussion within the government of the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and Assam about restricting government jobs to those born in those states … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Court upholds entitlement to guaranteed bonus and disallows employer set off
If an employee is found to have committed gross misconduct may their employer withhold their bonus payment and attempt to offset their own unliquidated damage claim against the bonus earned? This was the situation in the recently resolved case of …
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