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Czech Republic: Government opens its borders to citizens after infections decline
The government has reopened much of the country, although external borders remain closed except for certain business travellers who can demonstrate they have been tested up to four days before travel and have no infection from COVID-19 … Please login …
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Guatemala: Social security deferment
The government has announced that it is going to defer the employer’s share of social security contributions for the period of March to May 2020 and that no penalties will apply for non-payment … Please login to view this content …
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Argentina: Bills to tackle perceived problems
Even before the crisis is over, the Senate is hard at work introducing Bills to tackle perceived problems that have come to the fore in recent months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Zimbabwe: Minimum wage set at equivalent of US$100
All employees (except domestic and agricultural employees) are now entitled to a monthly national minimum wage of ZB$2,549 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Statistical insights: small, medium and vulnerable
An analysis carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in respect to its member countries has found that 40% of employment is in sectors most heavily hit by the lockdown … Please login to view this …
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United Kingdom: HR risks
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently running a campaign to warn business against market sharing in the present climate – when anti-competitive temptations will be so high … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Global: Company and private car use for business
Car insurers are going to make a huge windfall profit on reduced accident levels during the lockdown … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Automatic enrolment and DC pension contributions: COVID-19 guidance for employers
Companies that take part in the government job retention scheme will receive financial compensation for only the basic level of automatic enrolment pension they have to pay … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Global: Social distancing
Whilst most guidelines issued by governments and health bodies indicate that a safe distance to be kept by individuals is two metres, research carried out by KU Leuven and Eindhoven Universities indicates that when people are walking in a line, …
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Spain: Hotelier and union agreement to save employment
An agreement has been reached between the Cehat national hoteliers’ confederation and trade unions CCOO and UGT … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Fair Work Commission amends award entitlements
The Federal Work Commission has temporarily suspended sections of 99 modern awards in order to allow employers to send employees home on 2 weeks’ unpaid leave if they have to self-isolate, or the employee is unable to work because the …
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USA: IRS issues relief to foreigners stranded in the United States due to coronavirus
The Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reassurance to non-resident individuals who have been impacted by travel restrictions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: How serious does covid-19 now look?
The number of cases will drop away quite quickly during the next few weeks … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Fake email being sent to employers on short-time working allowance
Employers in Germany should be mindful that short-time working allowance can only be granted if employers report short-time working arrangements by phone or online … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Zambia: Kagem signs collective agreement with unions
The operator of the largest emerald mine in the World, Kagem Mining, owned by the London-based “Gemstones” company, has signed a deal with the national mining union that gives unionised workers a 10% increase in wage rates this year and …
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