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Australia: Limits to working on public holidays
Where an employer seeks to request an employee to work on a public holiday, they must ensure the formal proposal is put forward as a request, and the choice of whether to accept is left in the employee’s hands … …
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Slovak Republic: Breaking ranks
It can only take one unwise move by a major enterprise to lead to the imposition of new laws constraining the actions of all employers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Tobacco control
The Dutch government is aiming for a “smoking-free generation” by 2040 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Deadline for biennial report on gender equality extended to 15th July 2024
The Biennial report on gender equality required by companies with 50+ employees is no longer required by the end of April … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Email access for Works Council
The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Labour Court has ordered an employer to provide a confidential email account for use by Works Council Members that can be accessed from outside the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Georgia: Travel agreement with China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed an accord with the People’s Republic of China to allow for mutual visa-free travel between both countries for their citizens … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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France: Hair discrimination
The National Assembly (Parliament) agreed on 28th March 2024 to amendments under the Labour and Penal Codes banning discrimination on grounds of hair length, style, colour or texture … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Germany: No double vacation entitlement
If an employee is unlawfully dismissed from their job, but immediately enters another job with a second employer they do not thereby qualify for double entitlement to annual leave … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Qatar: New deal with Uganda to enhance cooperation in labour fields
Under the agreement, the procedures for recruiting skilled labour from Uganda will be streamlined to meet demands in Qatar’s local market … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Washington bans mandatory employer-sponsored meetings
The Employee Free Choice Act (SB 5778), which will go into effect on 6th June 2024, has made Washington the sixth State in the nation to prohibit employers from disciplining or firing employees when the worker chooses to perform their …
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United Kingdom: ICO publishes guidance on monitoring workers
The Information Commissioner’s latest guidance on the fair and lawful monitoring of employees calls on employers to periodically examine all such activities in relation to existing data protection constraints … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Poland: Marriage whilst on sick leave
The District Court in Toruń has ruled against a decision by the state social security agency ZUS to deny sickness benefit to an employee because they were married whilst officially unfit to work … Please login to view this content …
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USA: H-2B cap for 2024 already reached
The US Citizens and Immigration Service has announced that the cap has been reached for the second half of the fiscal year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Multiple jurisdictions increase minimum wage rates
In the southeast Chinese Jiangxi province, monthly minimum wages for full-time workers now range from 1,740 yuan (US$240 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cambodia: Treatment of termination
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has recently issued guidance to employers concerning the termination of employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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