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USA: Temperature checks
Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has given the all clear for employers to carry out temperature checks on employees entering the workplace, they have warned that any antibody test would infringe the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) … …
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Singapore: Minimum legal age for tobacco raised to 20 years old from 1 January 2020
One of the major problems for employers operating workplace smoking policies has been the persistence of smoking amongst younger workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Minimum living income aims to reduce extreme poverty by 80%
All eligible persons aged between 23 and 65 – or from 18 to 65 if there are dependent minors – who have been legally resident in Spain for at least one uninterrupted year, may now apply for a minimum “living …
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Netherlands: Meal delivery workers can not be younger than 16 years old
The minimum age for delivery staff has now been increased to age 16 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Quotas extended
Listed companies and state subsidiary enterprises now remain under an obligation to apply gender quotas for board members and auditors … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Court of Justice: ECJ ruling in AFMB and Others-an employer is not always “the employer”
Although the EU requires social security to be deducted by a company with whom there is an employment contract and in the country where they have their registered office, the situation is not always clear as to who the employer …
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India: Labour laws reform
The health emergency has severely interrupted the national government’s programme to reform labour laws … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Split leave
Employees that qualify for paid parental leave (PLP) may now split their leave periods in two and take them within a period of 24 months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Colombia: Service premium
The Ministry of Labor and the Supreme Court of Justice have both pointed out that where there is a temporary suspension of labor, a company must continue to honour the so-called “service premium” … Please login to view this content …
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Germany: New draft law would make it possible to change your German address online
If any individual, or business, moves their address in Germany there is a lengthy manual bureaucratic procedure that has to be undertaken … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish republic: Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme to be temporarily suspended
Foreign nationals from 17 countries, including China, India, Qatar, and Russian Federation, will no longer be in a position to use their UK short-stay visa to enter the Irish Republic, but must apply separately for an Irish visa … Please …
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United Kingdom: Weekly working hours
Weekly working hours may be returning to pre-crisis levels, although it is still too early to confirm that is the case … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Pregnancy during the probationary period
In our 2nd July 2020 Newswire, we reported a German case of pregnancy dismissal relating to someone who had been offered a job, but had not yet started work [BAG: Az … Please login to view this content or become …
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China (Macau): Changes to maternity/paternity leave
In this small Special Administrative Region within the People’s Republic of China, employer-paid maternity leave has been increased from 56 to 70 days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Weakness of civil law litigation
How far can a court in one country determine a case on the basis of a foreign law, using only the evidence provided to it? A recent case in Germany has exposed the weakness of German civil law litigation – …
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