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United Kingdom: Deadlines for gender pay gap reporting

It is gender pay gap reporting time again … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Serbia: Safety at work

The Labour Ministry has been drawing up a new law on safety at work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Philippines: Foreigners told to visit BI for ‘annual report’

All foreign nationals who have been issued with immigrant or non-immigrant visas, and have been given an alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card) must report to the nearest Bureau of Immigration (BI) before February 28th 2020, or be …

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Japan: Draft law to require tuberculosis test of nationals from 6 countries

With effect from July 1st 2020, nationals of China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam who come to Japan to work on assignment, will be required to undergo a tuberculosis test in their home country … Please login to …

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Global: Work permits and passports

Although employers routinely undertake checks on the work and residence permits of foreign workers prior to their employment, there are few mechanisms to inform employers if a permit has been revoked … Please login to view this content or become …

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Norway: Government to examine possible modern slavery law

The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion is drawing up a modern slavery law to stop human trafficking and exploitation in supply chains … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Cambodia: Further developing cooperation on labour with Sweden

One of the principal focus countries for Swedish foreign aid is Cambodia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Apply for grants if your business completes customs declarations

Companies gearing up for Brexit will often need to increase their in-house customs skills capabilities … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Greece: Digital working time system and e-cards for employees

The implementation of the digital working time system and the use of e-cards for employees is set to be rolled out throughout this year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Czech Republic: Protection of whistleblowers

One of the countries to be most affected by the 2019 EU Directive for the Protection of whistleblowers will be the Czech Republic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force

Ireland’s Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force last month … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Netherlands: Monthly gross salary thresholds for HSM changed

The monthly gross salary thresholds (excluding the mandatory 8% vacation allowance) for highly-skilled migrants (HSM) under the Foreign Nationals Employment Act Implementation Decree have just changed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: A forgotten aspect of Brexit

A forgotten aspect of Brexit that will have relevance during the transition period until December 31st 2020 will be how to determine the applicability of EU Directives that refer to “Member States” in their text … Please login to view …

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Belgium: AG’s Opinion: Mass retention of data incompatible with EU law

Advocate General Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona has advised the European Court of Justice in respect to challenges to the indiscriminate retention of communication data under French and Belgian law … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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United Kingdom: New legal right to paid parental bereavement leave

A new right to take up to 2 weeks’ paid parental bereavement leave will be established on the 6th of April 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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