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Germany: Employee data protection
The new Advisory Council on Employee Data Protection established by the Federal Ministry of Labour has just begun to hold its first meetings … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Changes in the commercial sector agreement
A number of changes have taken effect in the commercial sector agreement (WF 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: New York State reduces amount of required paid voting leave
New York State has revised its election law to reduce paid time off to vote from three to two hours … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malta: New Cohabitation Laws
Employers retaining records concerning “next of kin” should now recognise that, under Maltese law, two people are considered to form a family unit simply because they cohabit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Germany: Proportion of women on supervisory boards
The proportion of women on supervisory boards (SB) covered by the legal requirement to follow quotas grew from 25% in 2015 to 35 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: FMC Korea Union secures first collective bargaining agreement with Fresenius
The major healthcare company Fresenius FMC has reached an agreement with its FMC trade union … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Fewer people to face end of year tax bills
Tax payable up to $200 (US$130) will be written off for the 2019/20 income tax year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Croatia: Sunday trading
A proposal to ban working on Sundays, following temporary closure due to the health crisis, is generating much controversy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Union’s former IT director charged with $4.5 million fraud plot
Yet another case of potential trade union corruption has just surfaced – this time at the Operating Engineers Local Union No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Employees have right to make claims in own jurisdiction
The National Supreme Court has found that a $400M class action must not be heard through international arbitration in the Netherlands, but before a Canadian Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Job protection for pregnant starters
Under Section 17 (1) of the Maternity Protection Act (MuSchG), there is a complete ban on terminating the employment of pregnant women and new mothers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Statutory redundancy payments
Statutory redundancy payments in France were enhanced back in 2017 from a minimum of 20% of a monthly salary per year of service to a minimum of 25% for service periods up to 10 years and 33 … Please login …
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Finland: “Kiky” out
Back in 2016, the then Prime Minister, Juha Sipilä, sought to increase national productivity by introducing “kiky tuntien” – involving an obligation to work an extra 30 minutes each week (originally set for each day) for free … Please login …
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European Union: Social Partner Framework Agreement on Digitalisation
A European “Social Partner Framework Agreement on Digitalisation” published this June comes about 30 years too late and is as irrelevant and unwelcome now as it would have been then … Please login to view this content or become a …
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USA: Class action alleges Lowe’s failed to protect workers amid covid-19 crisis, violated labor laws
An example of a nightmare claim in respect to the health emergency has just been submitted in California against the home improvement retailer Lowes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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