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Poland: Changes in the rules for calculating the minimum wage
Employers sometimes overlook the fact that the national minimum hourly wage excludes seniority allowances, where these are specified in individual or collective agreements, or work rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: No WC information rights
An important new interpretation has been made by the Federal Labour Court (BAG) concerning the law on the promotion of pay transparency between men and women (EntgTranspG) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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France: CSE election
The CSE election season is upon us, and in France CSE elections are held in two rounds … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Court of Justice: Special leave periods
Spanish trade unions have long been seeking to claim that the numerous special leave periods allowed under Spanish law (to deal with marriage, bereavement, etc … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Estonia: Reforms of the Alien’s Act
Reforms of the Alien’s Act have now come into force, principally relating to workers on short-term visas … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Certificate of employment on departure
There is no longer an obligation for employers to issue a certificate of employment on departure of an employee if they had not been enrolled on the sickness insurance system, or subject to other deductions … Please login to view …
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Croatia: Wage subsidies
This was one of the last EU countries to introduce wage subsidies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sri Lanka: Pro-rata wages pact likely to be further extended
The tripartite agreement first concluded in May 2020, and subsequently extended until September, is likely to be further extended until the end of the year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Maximum income tax rate to be raised to 45%
The Finance Ministry has proposed to the National Assembly that the top income tax rate on those earning 1BN Won or more (US$844,000+) should rise from 42% to 45% … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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USA: Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of employment protections for unpaid interns
According to the Minnesota Supreme Court, the serving of an unpaid internship does not remove the rights of individuals to be protected from race and sex-based discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act [Meagan Abel v … Please login to …
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Ghana: Domelevo directed to take accumulated annual leave of 123 working days
Most HR professionals will be familiar with the employee who refuses to take annual leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Government extends temporary work visas by six months
Employees with an employer-assisted temporary work visa that is due to expire before 31st December 2020 will have it automatically extended by a further six months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: S$320m set aside to extend foreign worker levy rebates for construction, marine shipyard, process sectors
The government is offering full foreign worker levy rebates to companies in the construction, shipyard and industrial processing sectors, which have been the most badly hit by the health crisis … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Philippines: Business tax payment in Muntinlupa extended to September
The Muntinlupa City government has extended the deadline for the payment of business tax, fees, and charges for Q3 2020 until 18th September 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Pakistan: Bonded and child labour
The Sindh Commission on the Status of Women, Civil Society and Labour Rights has issued a report calling for Hari Courts and District Vigilance Committees to be established in order to allow the practice of bonded and child labour to …
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