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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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Taiwan: Eligible visitors must present negative COVID-19 test result at check-in
All visitors bound for Taiwan must present an English-language certificate on arrival showing they have obtained a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test within three days of boarding their flight … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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European Union: Annual growth in labour costs at 3.7% – Q1 2020
There is now evidence that one effect of the lockdown may have been to cool the growing inflation of labour costs, particularly in Eastern Europe … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Social security exemption possible
Although most workplaces have been allowed to reopen, a number of restrictions remain and employers continue to be encouraged by the government to arrange teleworking, wherever possible … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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South Korea: 2021 minimum wage set at 8,720 won, up 1.5% in weakest rise on record
The national minimum gross hourly wage for 2021 has been set at 8,720 won (US$7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
The State of Georgia‘s Pandemic Business Safety Act has been passed by the state legislature … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Hunan encourages enterprises to implement work-based training
SMEs in Hunan province that are carrying out work-based training for employees may now apply for a subsidy of 500 yuan (US$71) per employee per month for up to 6 months … Please login to view this content or become …
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Czech Republic: Process of delivering important documents to employees to be simplified
From 30th July 2020, the process of delivering important documents to employees will be simplified … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Paid weekly holidays
A peculiarity of Korean employment law is that “paid weekly holidays”, i … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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