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Japan: Real wages drop for 7th straight month in July 2019
Over the year to July 2019, gross wages dropped by an average of 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Chile: New employment rights for call centre workers
A new law came into force in Chile on September 1st to protect call-centre employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ghana: National Daily Minimum Wage to increase to GH¢11.82
With effect from 1st January 2020, the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) will be increased by 11% from GH¢10 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: A series of minimum gross monthly rates imposed
The failure of the “National Council of Employment, Productivity and Minimum Wages” to reach a new minimum wage (SMVM) this Summer has led the government to impose a series of minimum gross monthly rates – culminating in ARS 16,875 (US$293 …
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Malta: Working-age adult population
Although the working-age adult population (AWP) of the European Union remains fairly stable, individual countries are experiencing significant changes in their populations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Draft law to protect parcel delivery drivers
The German Cabinet has approved a draft law that places a strict obligation on companies operating in the logistics sector to require contractors and subcontractors to pay social security contributions … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: International trade after Brexit
Now that the UK Supreme Court has ruled on the legality of proroguing parliament MPs can get on with the task of trying to avoid a “No-Deal Brexit” … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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France: Protests erupt in France as supermarket uses automated checkouts to circumvent Sunday trading laws
Rigid Sunday trading laws in France have been sustained on the pretext of necessary time off for retail workers and freedom to practice religion … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: New company tracking system
A huge database called the “National Internet + Monitoring System” is being built, which, once completed, will target both individuals and businesses in China … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Guidance on how company handbook policies and rules fit in with the NLRA issued
The NLRB has recently issued valuable guidance on how company handbook policies and rules fit in with the NLRA (particularly section 7) and its Boeing ruling … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Government released its draft religious discrimination bill
The Federal Government has issued a consultation document about its proposed new law against religious discrimination … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Iraq: Draft Bill to criminalise domestic violence
Employers across the country frequently have to deal with female staff who have been the victims of domestic violence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Pakistan: Amended NAB law to exclude private citizens from accountability watchdog’s reach
The law establishing powers for the “National Accountability Bureau (NAB)” is being revised to prevent it investigating private individuals, unless they are connected with public officials, or a public office holder under suspicion … Please login to view this content …
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India: Remove ‘conciliation’ from sex harassment law: NCW
The National Commission for Women has recommended a number of reforms to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Workplace exposure limits updated
The National Health Commission has just updated its workplace exposure limits – its first major revision since 2007 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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