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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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Austria: Austrian Airlines execs to pay back bonuses after bailout furore
The Management Board of the Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has agreed to order the repayment of recent bonuses paid to 200 senior managers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Former vice president of Teamsters labor union sentenced to 18 months in prison for bribery
Back in June, we reported the case of the former UAW President, Gary Jones, who was found guilty by the US District Court in Michigan of conspiracy to embezzle union funds and tax fraud over a period of 9 years …
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USA: Philly salary history ban enforcement to begin in September 2020
September 1st is the start of a salary history ban in the city of Philadelphia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Vietnam: Temporary suspension of contributions to pension and death benefit fund continues
The Ministry of Labour has further suspended contributions to the pension and death benefit funds until the end of the year, but only where companies have demonstrated they are in severe economic difficulty … Please login to view this content …
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Tajikistan: Employment and old-age pensions to be raised by 15% beginning on September 1
With effect from 1st September 2020, old-age and employment pensions will be increased by 15%, whilst disability pensions will be raised by 50% … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Taiwan: Committee proposes minimum wage of NT$24,000
If approved by the Cabinet, with effect from 1st January 2021, the minimum gross monthly wage in Taiwan will be increased to NT$24,000 (US$816) and minimum hourly wage to NT$160 (US$5 … Please login to view this content or become …
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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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