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South Korea: Gov’t gives SMEs 1 year grace period to adopt 52-hour work week

Companies with less than 300 employees are now exempted from the maximum 52-hour working week until the end of 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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North Macedonia: Minimum wage increased from December 2019

The minimum net pay level has increased by 16% to 14,500 denars … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Malaysia: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill

The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill is now awaiting debate before the Dewan Negra (Upper House of Parliament) after the Bill was approved by the lower house … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Aldi to raise staff wages to £9.40 an hour

Staff who work for the food supermarket chain Aldi are set to receive an hourly pay increase of 30p an hour to reach a minimum rate of £9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Slovak Republic: New gross minimum monthly & hourly pay

The new gross minimum monthly pay for an employee in Slovakia has increased to €580 (US$647) and the minimum hourly wage to €3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Pakistan: Senate passes maternity, paternity leave bill

A new Bill has just been passed by the Islamabad Parliament regarding maternity and paternity leave in both public and private establishments across the federal capital territory … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Latvia: Retirement age increased

The normal retirement age in Latvia has now increased to 63 years and 9 months for both men and women and is set to rise to 65 years for all workers by 2025 … Please login to view this content …

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India: Salary to increase by 10 percent in 2020

A survey conducted by WTW has found that 28% of Indian companies expect to expand in 2020 and 61% experience no big change … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Department of Labor announces updates to nonexempt overtime regulations

The US Department of Labor has now issued formal guidance on what forms of supplementary remuneration and benefits may be excluded from the non-exempt overtime calculation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Malta: Annual leave entitlement

Although it was announced in the 2020 Budget issued last October that annual leave entitlement was to be raised by one day to 27 days a year (presumably to partly compensate for three lost public holidays falling at a weekend) …

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Czech Republic: Minimum wage increased from January 2020

The minimum gross monthly and hourly pay levels have risen to 14,600 crowns (US$643) and 87 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Armenia: Minimum wage raised

The new minimum gross monthly pay level in Armenia has increased from 55,000 drams (US$115) to 68,000 drams (US$142) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Board approves greater confidentiality in workplace investigations

Employers undertaking investigations into the conduct of employees have frequently been frustrated by a lack of confidentiality after taking witness statements … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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China: Paid nursing leave can be taken for up to 20 days starting from May in Xi’an

With effect from the 1st of May, 2020, those employees who are “only-children” in Xi’an province will have the right to an extra 20 days minimum paid leave per year to look after aging parents … Please login to view …

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Austria: Austrian Good Friday law ‘discriminatory,’ top EU court rules

Employers are reminded that Austria now allows employees to choose one extra public holiday date individually each year, upon giving 3 months’ advance notice … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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