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Hungary: Amendments to the Labour Code
The Labour Code has now been amended to give those with three or more children the right to work half-time until their youngest child is aged 4 years … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Greece: EU aids recovery
In an effort to boost employment, the Greek Ministry of Labour will be receiving funding from the European Union for the years 2021–2027, which amounts to approximately €5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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USA: DOL proposes 4-factor test for joint employment liability
The Department of Labor has issued a new 4-factor balancing test to determine if an employer has, directly or indirectly, joint accountability for an employee under the FLSA … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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South Africa: Violence against women
The growing crisis over gender-based violence across South Africa led President Cyril Ramaphosa to hold a special Summit last November … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Algeria: Conditions and Rules for the Exercise of Religious Worship other than Islam
Employers should avoid sending employees from non-muslim countries to work in Algeria … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Employee health
Employers should be careful not to over-react to press and media reports about the threat of the new coronavirus Covid-19, and we advise companies to limit their actions to the guidelines issued by the CDC … Please login to view …
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Sierra Leone: Government declared a state of emergency over sexual violence
The incidence of sexual and gender-based violence across the country, led last year to the state President declaring a state of emergency … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Rwanda: Labour – Ministry promotes new labour law
A 2018 amendment to law number 13/2009 of May 27, 2009 regulating labour has lain effectively dormant until now … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Legal reforms announced
A package of proposed legal reforms, under draft law 2708, have been announced by the government … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Serbia: Trade unions urge ban on working on Sundays
Equality Protection Commissioner Brankica Jankovic has sent a draft law to the Ministry of Commerce that would, if enacted, ban Sunday working and shops opening on public holidays … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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New Zealand: Changes to minimum income thresholds
With effect from February 24th 2020, the minimum income thresholds to obtain priority points for essential skills work visas and skilled migrant residence visas will be increased … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Poland: Sunday trading
The current Labour Code restrictions on Sunday working in the retail sector that were introduced last Spring have led to a number of major supermarkets, such as the UK food retailer Tesco, closing or running down their operations … Please …
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Oman: Government announces further expat visa ban
The Ministry of Manpower has just issued another ban on the employment of certain expatriates … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Employers risk “stiffer penalties” for unfair hiring
Past uncertainties about discrimination protection have been considerably removed by an amendment to the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 2009 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: What are the requirements relating to advertising positions?
Under a proposed amendment to the Labour Code, employers will be obliged to only advertise jobs with an openly declared level of gross remuneration, although this can be expressed as a range … Please login to view this content or …
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