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UAE: Emiratis can visit Equatorial Guinea with no pre-entry visas
Ordinary UAE passport holders are now able to visit Equatorial Guinea with visa-on-arrival and stay there for up to 90 days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Amendments to the Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Acts
Amendments to the Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Acts have been passed by parliament and come into force on January 1st 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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São Tomé and Príncipe: Lusophone compact
The government of this Atlantic equatorial island nation has signed an agreement (known as the Lusophone Compact) with the African Development Bank and Portugal … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: A new law would require employers to negotiate an employee mobility plan
Yet another new law could soon have to be implemented by French employers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Taiwan: Minimum wage committee calls for 3% increase
A Ministry of Labour (MOL) committee has decided to raise the minimum wage next year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: India to issue five-year multiple entry visas for Emiratis
Eligible Emirati citizens who wish to visit India regularly are now able to apply for five-year multiple entry visas … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Thailand: Visa on arrival for free until April 2020
Until April 2020, visitors from 18 countries, including China and India will not need to pay the visa fee of 2,000 baht (US$65) whilst visiting Thailand … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: 52-hour maximum working week
Back in July 2018, we reported that employees working in companies with 300+ must keep to 40 hours of regular work, with up to 12 hours of overtime – and that the previous legal maximum of 68 working hours were …
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United Kingdom: Whistleblower protection
The UK parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group has just issued conclusions from the first of its three planned reviews of UK Whistleblower protection … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ghana: Volkswagen, Nissan to get 10-Year tax breaks for Ghana plants
The Ghana government has plans to offer 10 years’ worth of tax breaks to automakers in an effort to attract international companies to establish operations in the country … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Estonia: Law change to award vocational higher education graduates bachelor degrees
Currently those successfully completing advanced, tertiary-level courses in professional or vocational subjects have secured a qualification called a “diploma in education” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Law on internal investigations
The absence in many jurisdictions of any consistent body of law concerning the conduct of internal investigations in a company through independent attorneys can lead to much complexity when cross-border investigations are required … Please login to view this content …
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Switzerland: Investors urge support for Swiss human rights due diligence law
Swiss pension fund establishments, including CPEG, CAP Prévoyance and Retraites Populaires, are calling on members of the lower house of parliament to support mandatory human rights and environment protection due diligence for Swiss companies – proposed legislation that was rejected …
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Japan: Real wages drop for a sixth straight month in June
Over the year to June 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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United Kingdom: Proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss
Departments for Work and Pensions and Health and Social Care have launched a public consultation into support for low-paid workers who experience ill-health … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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