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Spain: Urgent measures to ensure equal treatment and opportunities
The Royal Decree-Law 6/2019 on urgent measures for equal treatment and opportunities for women and men in employment and occupation is now in force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Illinois bans salary history inquiries
The Governor of the US State of Illinois has signed House Bill 834 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Labour force participation in June 2019
Nearly four out of every five of 15 to 64 year olds were participating in the labour market in June 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Calculating GDP
The Head of the Federal Statistical Office, Dr … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mauritius: Employment scheme extended to SMEs not exceeding Rs 100m turnover
A scheme designed to encourage the employment of graduates by SME’s has been expanded to now include SME’s with an annual total turnover not exceeding Rs 100 million (US$2 … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Norway: Sickness absence -Q1 2019
During Q1 2019, average sickness absence (adjusted for seasonal and influenza variations) for employees aged 16–69, that was self-certified and certified by a doctor, stood at 5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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China: Beijing stops issuing travel permits for mainlanders visiting Taiwan
The Chinese government has stopped issuing individual travel permits for Taiwan to residents in 47 mainland cities … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Portugal: Immigrants receive 6,500 euros to return to Portugal
The government has recently introduced a new scheme to encourage former residents who have lived abroad for 3+ years to return back to the country as companies are struggling to find both skilled and unskilled workers … Please login to …
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Vietnam: Improved employee rights under draft new Labour Code
The National Assembly is currently considering a draft amendment to the Labour Code that could become law in November 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Trade secret implications for pay scale provisions
Writing in a recent edition of Lexology, the US law firm Crowell and Moring has wisely pointed out the implications of recent state-level pay equity and salary legislation for the protection of trade secrets … Please login to view this …
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Turkey: Higher productivity for continual growth
The World Bank has just issued a report suggesting that higher productivity is required in order for Turkey to achieve sustainable growth and improve living standards … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Bad measure of wage growth
Although the UK government is claiming that pay is now growing at the fastest rate for a decade, the claim is misleading as it does not take into account the level of price inflation that reduces the value of pay …
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Irish Republic: Labour productivity growing at three times EU rate
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has recently issued a report indicating that, between the years 2000 and 2017, labour productivity in the Irish Republic grew by an average of 3 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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USA: H-1B program users revealed in labor data
The US Department of Labor has started publically listing the end users of staff hired on H-1B visas in an attempt to name and shame companies the Trump Administration sees as depriving opportunities for American citizens … Please login to …
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Belgium: Indices of hours worked: first quarter 2019
The average number of daily working hours rose significantly (+1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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