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Argentina: Dismissal for losing trust
Chamber 5 of the National Labor Appeals Court has concluded that an employer was justified in dismissing an employee for loss of trust in respect to computer use … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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South Africa: NEET rates for youth aged 15–34 years, Q1 2020
Even before the health emergency, during Q1 2020, the percentage of the population aged 15–34 years who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) was 41 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Saudi Arabia: Government allows businesses to delay loan payments for a year
In an attempt to ease pressures on companies and protect jobs during the health crisis, the government is suspending private sector loan repayments for a year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Estonia: More and more men receiving parental benefit in 2019
In 2019, 27,989 women and 3,920 men received parental benefit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Don’t watch payroll, watch USA money supply
Whatever other factors intervene, the second most important statistic for employers to watch (after GDP) is consumer price inflation (CPI) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mauritius: Portable Retirement Gratuity Fund
The introduction of the long awaited Portable Retirement Gratuity Fund (PRGF) was due on 1st January 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jordan: Wage reductions
The Ministry of Labour is only allowing wage reductions in specified sectors, and the list is changing daily … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Employment tribunals may order disclosure by persons outside Great Britain (EAT)
The Court of Appeal will shortly hear a case arising from a seemingly inoperable Employment Appeals Tribunal decision … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Rules for granting leave to large families may change
A Bill before the State Duma (Parliament) seeks to extend the right of employees with large families to take annual leave at a time and date convenient to them … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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European Union: Wage levels for road transport drivers
Although the European Union has no authority under its Treaty to dictate wage levels (or the process of reaching them), it continues to try to do so … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Czech Republic: One extra paid week of leave from 2021
With effect from 1st January 2021, employees will be entitled to 1 extra paid week of leave if they are involved in established child camps (Labour Code §203) … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Global: Official statistics
Because of the step change brought about by the global health crisis, it is not relevant – and often misleading – to consult official statistics as a guide to anything but very short-term actions … Please login to view this …
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United Kingdom: Post-termination restrictive covenants & constructive dismissal
What happens when an employee subject to a long notice period and post-compete restriction receives an attractive job offer from a rival firm? Do they turn it down, ask the rival to wait, or try to obtain a constructive dismissal …
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Russian Federation: Draft law on new remote working rules
The State Duma (Parliament) is currently considering a draft law on “remote work” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Reclassification catch
One thing that courts universally like to do is discover at-fault employers who make written statements where the sense is obvious, but the obvious is not openly and unambiguously stated … Please login to view this content or become a …
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