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Poland: Job ads to include salary ranges
Several proposals have been made to establish a legal obligation on employers to publish in job adverts the remuneration that is on offer for particular posts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Temporary regulations on exemption from the obligation to make wage reporting and withholding tax
Special regulations have been introduced covering employees normally resident in Norway who have been homeworking during the health crisis for their employer based abroad … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Luxembourg: One in three Luxembourg residents report their mental health declined during the COVID-19 crisis
A recent survey undertaken by STATEC – the government statistics service of Luxembourg – has found that one in three residents reported a decline in their mental health during the health crisis … Please login to view this content or …
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France: Prepare for second wave of the coronavirus
The Labour and Health Ministries are recommending that employers stock at least 10 weeks’ supply of French-produced face masks to prepare for a second wave of the coronavirus, especially when children return to school … Please login to view this …
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Belgium: Secret commissions taxation: a circular letter explains how the escape route must be applied
The dreaded application of “Secret Commissions Tax” (SCT) has not been made much easier for employees following a recent tax authority (FPSF) circular … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Dangers of natural disasters
One thing that the current health crisis has taught us is that HR must not be immune to the dangers of natural disasters … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Israel: Knesset passes stimulus bill to pay businesses thousands to bring back workers
Business will qualify for a government grant of up to NIS 7,500 (US$2,173) if they bring back workers who were placed on unpaid leave in June 2020 and NIS 3,500 (US$1,014) for each worker similarly laid off in May 2020 …
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Kazakhstan: 2021 Quota applications due 31st July 2020
Employers should be aware that the deadline for submitting quota applications for employing foreign nationals in 2021 is 31st July 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: “Qualified end-of-employment certificate” must bear the date
The State Labour Court in Cologne has ruled that a “qualified end-of-employment certificate” (i … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Jobs posting
The Posting of Workers Directive has, since its inception, represented a huge barrier to the freedom of movement of labour across the European Union … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Act 2019
The Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Act 2019 came fully into force on 28th June 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: PPI Act changes
Several important amendments have finally been approved to the Protection of Personal Information Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Payment of wages to workers for period of lockdown
A sometimes bitter confrontation has been taking place since March between the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Supreme Court over the obligation of employers to continue paying wages during the first 50 days of the lockdown period, when …
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USA: NLRB Greenlights company policy allowing searches of workers’ personal property on company premises
It has finally been ruled that US employers may operate a no-pilfering and corporate privacy policy and search the possessions of employees on company premises … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Supreme Court of Canada upholds genetic non-discrimination law
The Supreme Court has upheld the federal government’s constitutional right to have introduced the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act back in 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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