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USA: NLRB adopts management-friendly standard on unilateral employer actions
Where an employer makes a unilateral change in terms and conditions, they must make sure that they do not violate any applicable collective agreement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Algeria: Changs to make the economy more corporate friendly
Things may be changing to make the economy more corporate friendly … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that proroguing parliament after the Summer break was unlawful and therefore null and void … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Uganda: Museveni rejects Minimum Wages Bill
President Yoweri Museveni returned a 2018 Minimum Wage Bill to parliament last month, claiming that the Attorney-General had advised that there was no need to sign it as the provisions were already covered by existing laws … Please login to …
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Panama: New system to re-establish a residence permit introduced
A new system to re-establish a residence permit has been introduced for those who have been out of the country for between two and six years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: FLMA leave
According to several recent opinion letters issued by the US Department of Labor, an employer must give FLMA leave as soon as an employee requests leave and the FMLA qualifying conditions are met … Please login to view this content …
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China: No smoking at public transport stops, stations in Wuhan
The Congress of the Central Chinese City of Wuhan has issued a new ban on smoking in public places … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Indonesia: Ministry of Manpower Decree no 228
Ministry of Manpower Decree no 228 has now been published, setting out those sectors where expatriates may be hired … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Colombia: Companies are no longer obliged to pay social security contributions for their independent contractors
Although a law passed last year, but effective this June, required companies to pay the social security contributions of the contractors they utilized, things have now changed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Canada: Avcorp locks out aerospace workers in Delta
The Avcorp Industries company, Delta, has been forced into locking out the workforce at its British Colombia facility … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Former disability grading system has been abolished
The former disability grading system has been abolished, although a certificate from the “Korean Employment Agency for the Disabled” will still be issued for those with severe disabilities … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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India: Government approves 78-day wages as productivity bonus to railway employees
A job with Indian Railways has long been prized by workers in India … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Tough times for whistleblowers
An illustration of how the actions of an ethical whistleblower can find their disclosures seriously blow back in their face can be found in the case of Lawyer Eckart Seith … Please login to view this content or become a …
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New Zealand: Gender pay gap unchanged since 2017
Over the year to Q2 2019 the median hourly pay of female employees increased by 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Maharashtra government doubles minimum wages for workers
The State government in Maharashtra has recently doubled minimum wages of factory workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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