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India: Government passes controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is designed to provide citizenship to those suffering persecution in neighbouring states and offer an amnesty to anyone living illegally in the country for six years … Please login to view this content or become …
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Taiwan: Chunghwa Telecom to raise wages by 3%
With effect from January 1st 2020, Chunghwa Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan, will increase wages for its 20,000 employees by an average of 3% … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Unemployment benefit
One reason why French employees have often been reluctant to resign their job to start their own business has been the loss of their unemployment benefit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Personal Data Protection Bill
A recently leaked copy of the “Personal Data Protection Bill 2019” reveals that it is loosely modelled on the EU’s GDPR … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Campaign to fight against wage defaults
“Malicious wage default” has been classified as a serious crime since 2011 in China … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Average wages up 7.7% y/y in Q3 2019
Over the year to October 2019, average gross pay in Poland increased by 5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Group Governance Systems Guidance
Any parent company based in Japan should now be mindful of the Group Governance Systems Guidance first published this Summer … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Credit Agricole signs international agreement with UNI Global
The international trade union UNI has signed six new or renewed global agreements with multinational banks – such as Crédit Agricole – this year. In addition to reaffirming the ILO’s fundamental rights, the agreements also cover enhanced maternity leave, digitalization,
United Kingdom: Vodafone staff to get four months fully-paid parental leave
An increasing number of UK companies are introducing their own parental leave policies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Greece: Government broadens criteria for Golden Visa scheme
Third-country nationals wishing to obtain a 5-year “gold visa” giving residency by investment may now have the options to invest at least 400,000 euros (US$443,000) in a Greece-based company, or in Greek shares or bonds … Please login to view …
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Russian Federation: Work records in electronic form
A Bill going through the State Duma (Parliament) will order the replacement of current paper “work books” by the holding of work records in electronic form on a new state online “pension fund” system … Please login to view this …
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Netherlands: Union membership continues to decline, youngsters reluctant to sign up
The once all-powerful Trade Union Confederation FNV has been suffering in recent years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Look for real changes in the manufacturing sector can be hard
Look for real changes in the manufacturing sector on the website of the official Office for National Statistics (ONS) and they will be hard to find … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Luxembourg: Draft law amends right to leave for family reasons
The Chamber of Deputies is currently considering a Bill that would remove the necessity for those taking family leave to show that their children aged 14–18 had been hospitalized … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Jersey (Channel Islands): Government to offer 52 weeks’ parental leave to all parents
The State Assembly has voted in favour of new legislation increasing paid parental leave from two weeks to six weeks and total parental leave from 26 to 52 weeks … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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