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Global: Keeping cool
When temperatures rise employers often revert to the use of fans, especially in large workspaces such as factories and warehouses … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Economy falls into largest recession on record
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by a total of 22 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Nojima’s employees can work until they are 80
From next Spring, the Labour Ministry will be pressing employers to design jobs to enable them to be undertaken until the age 70 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: ESIC increases monetary grant paid to pregnant women to Rs 7,500
The grant paid to, or for, a pregnant woman covered by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is to be increased to Rs7,500 (US$99 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Second Circuit affirms individual employees are bound by arbitration award prosecuted by their union
The Second Circuit of the US Court of Appeals has reaffirmed that trade unions play a central role in determining terms and conditions – where they are established to operate within collective bargaining agreements (CBA) … Please login to view …
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Gambia: Forced Labour Amendment Bill
The Forced Labour Amendment Bill has now been referred by the National Assembly to a committee stage, before moving on to a third reading … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Vicarious liability
The dust has barely settled on the Supreme Court finding that Barclays Bank was not vicariously liable for the assault of 126 job candidates by an independent doctor contracted by them to undertake pre-employment medical examinations … Please login to …
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Italy: Annuity granted by INAIL
Employers are apt not to be aware that an annuity granted by INAIL, due to a permanent workplace injury or other health condition, can be reviewed and amended at any time within 10 years of the assistance commencing … Please …
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Germany: Additional annual leave for disabled employees
Foreign employers frequently overlook the rights of severely disabled employees in Germany to receive additional annual leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Alabama employer new hire non-compliance
The Alabama Department of Labour now requires all employers to report new hires, those rehired after a 60-day gap, and recalled employees who departed up to 12 months ago … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Cyprus: Cyprus and Russia agree to amend Double Tax Treaty
Cyprus has agreed to capitulate to Russia’s demand to impose a new 15% withholding tax on outflows of capital arising from dividends or interest … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Emigration & immigration
Although a recent report has indicated a 30% rise in emigration from the UK to the EU between 2016 and 2018, the picture is not altogether as portrayed … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: South Carolina enacts lactation support act
Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide reasonable work breaks so that non-exempt female employees may express breast milk, the law only applies to companies with 50+ employees and for up to 1 year from the …
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Canada: A new hurdle to enforcing termination clauses in employment contracts?
Employers in Ontario should make a careful check of their employment contracts and take local legal advice to ensure that they do not contravene the Province’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: Announcement by UK Visas and Immigration regarding the validity of Venezuelan passports
The UK Visas and Immigration service recently announced that “Venezuelan passports that were issued or expired on or before 21st May 2019 may be considered valid by UK authorities for 5 years beyond their expiry date, with no requirement for …
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