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Bhutan: Avoid employment of foreign plumbers and electricians
Employers must refrain from hiring foreigners to undertake plumbing and electrical tasks, as these occupations are now classified as non-critical and strictly reserved for the local workforce … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Taiwan: End to mandatory retirement
The labour participation rate for people over 65 in Taiwan is currently less than 10% and lags behind neighbouring countries such as Japan and South Korea … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Payment rights during parental leave
The Düsseldorf Regional Labour Court has ruled that a collective agreement may exclude those on parental leave from receiving special payments made to compensate workers for the impact of consumer price inflation … Please login to view this content or …
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Canada: Ban on replacing striking workers
There are many private sector organisations in Canada that are classified as federally regulated … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Living with runaway inflation
With effect from 1st September 2024, minimum wages will be increased to 268,056 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cuba: Improved maternity leave rights
Cuba is one of the most aging countries in the region, with 24 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Angola: Minimum wage to increase (September 2024)
The monthly gross minimum wage will increase on 15th September 2024 to 70,000 kwanzas (US$77 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Saint Lucia: A living wage
On 1st August 2024, the country’s first-ever minimum liveable wage legally came into effect … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Azerbaijan: Real earnings – apparent surge (January-May 2024)
In January-May 2024, the average monthly nominal salary of wage earners in Baku – the Capital of Azerbaijan – officially increased by 8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jordan: Flexible work
The newly approved flexible work system allows employers and employees to agree on various forms of flexible work, including remote work, part-time work, flexible hours, compressed workweeks, and more … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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USA: California indoor heat regulation
The new Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulation requires that special measures should be taken if indoor temperatures reach 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Rwanda: Slight easing of labour pool (May 2024)
Over the year to May 2024 (Q2), the number of the young population aged 16-30 years, who were neither in employment, nor in education or training (NEET) has decreased by 4 … Please login to view this content or become …
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United Kingdom: LSEG deal for parents
London Stock Exchange Group now offers employees with over 12 months’ service 26 weeks of fully paid leave – regardless of the parent’s gender, how they become a parent or where they are located globally … Please login to view …
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Italy: Entitlement to supplementary indemnity
Sales agents have a special status under EU law and this is confirmed under Italian law through the right to an indemnity payment when their services are discontinued … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Senegal: Extreme hiring obstacles
Employees in the oil, gas and mining sectors wishing to take up a job offer must now submit with their application for a work and residence permit a copy of their prospective employer’s ‘local content plan’ … Please login to …
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