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Kuwait: New requirements for commercial visa applications
All nationals who are planning to apply for commercial visas to work in Kuwait must now have bachelor degrees attested by the Embassy of Kuwait in their country … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Ghana: Close to signing deal banning double taxation with Saudi Arabia
According to the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, Ghana is close to signing a double taxation agreement with Saudi Arabia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mexico: Companies must meet annual deadline to update their corporate registration certificate
Companies employing foreign workers are reminded that their corporate registration certificate (CRC) must be updated with the National Immigration Institute (INM) no later than March 31st 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Estonia: Government supports draft digital nomad visa bill
In early 2018, we reported that the Ministry of Interior was planning to develop a “digital nomad visa” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Walmart raises starting hourly wage to $12 in 500 stores, as part of a test
Walmart, the biggest private-sector employer in the USA, has raised starting hourly pay rates for the newly created “team associate” role from US$11 to US$12 across roughly 500 stores … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Colombia: Government offers work permits for Venezuelan migrants
The government of Colombia is offering work permits for Venezuelan migrants to legalise their presence in the country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: 1 in 10 employed persons at risk of poverty in 2018
According to latest available date from eurostat, in 2018, one in ten employed persons aged 18 years or over in the EU were found to be at risk of poverty … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Germany: New immigration acts to attract and retain skilled workers
Hans-Eckhard Sommer, Head of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), believes that the attraction of well-educated young people from southern Europe into Germany is preferable to attracting refugees, as he sees them as far easier to integrate … …
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Finland: Dads to get seven months paternity leave
The new Finnish government has just announced its intention to reform parental leave and allowances … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Commission encourages member states to ratify International Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
The European Commission is urging EU Member States to ratify the “ILO Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Freedom of movement
One effect of Brexit will be a substantial reduction in labour mobility across Europe … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Figures for job growth
The US Department of Labor headline figure for job growth last month was 225,000 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Puerto Rico: Working Women’s Bill of Rights
Law No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Costa Rica: Private sector minimum salary increase for 2020
The National Wages Council has approved a 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Online registration for posted workers
Does your organisation plan to post workers to the Netherlands during the next few months? Online registration of posted workers from within the European Union will commence on the 1st of March 2020 … Please login to view this content …
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