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United Kingdom: Deal or no deal, the EU is in control of Brexit
Having been deeply involved in the Brexit debate from the very outset FedEE has recently disengaged from the debate. This is because all the central players in the UK fail to realise that the UK’s departure from EU Membership on
Hong Kong: New reciprocal arrangement expands the scope for mutual enforcement of judgments between HK and the Mainland
We are still waiting for the implementation date of an order made earlier this year granting reciprocal recognition and enforcement of employment decisions between courts in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland … Please login to view this content or …
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Vietnam: A beneficiary from the trade war
The trade war between the USA and China is certainly benefiting one intermediary – Vietnam … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Imposition of currency controls
Foreign companies operating in the country will be particularly hard hit by the imposition of currency controls … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: 993,175 enterprises in May 2019
At the end of May 2019, around 1 million VAT-registered enterprises were active, out of which, the largest concentration of foreign enterprises in the country was from the Netherlands, accounting for 28 … Please login to view this content or …
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Germany: Labour costs in the Q1 2019 up 2.5% on the Q1 of 2018
According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), over the year to Q1 2019, hourly labour costs increased by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Parliament approves draft Whistleblowing Directive
The draft EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers now awaits final approval by the Council of Ministers and, once approved, EU member states will then have two years to incorporate its requirements into domestic legislation … Please login to …
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Albania: Wage statistics Q1 2019
Over the year to Q1 2019, average gross monthly pay in Albania grew by 4 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Consumer prices continue to climb
Consumer prices continue to climb at a moderate rate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Automaker Opel to cut workers’ hours and pay
The carmaker PSA Opel is considering the introduction of short-time working at its Russelsheim headquarters … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: New legal redundancy protections for pregnant women and new mothers
Following a public consultation exercise earlier this year, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has decided to introduce new legal redundancy protections for pregnant women and new mothers … Please login to view this content or become …
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Italy: Job protection to certain vulnerable groups
The Council of Ministers has issued a decree-law on urgent measures to provide job protection to certain vulnerable groups, such as home delivery workers, and improve job subsidies … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Uzbekistan: Law Personal Data No. LRU-547
On the 1st of October, the Law on Personal Data No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Illinois Governor enacts major Illinois employment law
The Governor of the State of Illinois has signed Public Act 101-0221, which introduces new annual sexual harassment training and reporting obligations for employers/contractors and restricts the use of mandatory arbitration and non-disclosure agreements (NDA) … Please login to view …
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United Kingdom: Retail sales decline in July, CBI says
In spite of recent reports that UK consumers were on a buying spree the real picture of retail sales has now come from a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) index … Please login to view this content or become a …
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