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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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Switzerland: Schengen visa prices to increase from February 2020
With effect from February 2nd 2020 those applying for a Schengen short-term visa to enter Switzerland will be charged 80 euros, instead of the current 60 euros … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Germany: 50 billion euros stimulus plan as contingency for deep recession
A huge fiscal stimulus package of up to 50 billion euros (US$55 billion) has been set aside by the German government to help alleviate the next recession … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Irish Republic: Government to consider law on right to switch off from work emails
The Business Minister, Heather Humphreys has asked the government’s Interdepartmental Steering Group to examine the scope for legislation concerning the right of workers in companies with a workforce of 50* to “disconnect” digital devices outside normal working hours … Please …
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Russian Federation: Government passes law to employ prisoners near businesses, drawing gulag comparisons
Around 6% of Russia’s 550,000 prisoners currently serve their time in special correctional facilities that allow them to undertake “gainful employment” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: California’s mandatory gender diversity
California Senate Bill 826 was passed in 2018 and is due to be fully in force by December 31st 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Driver’s licenses no longer accepted as strong proof of identity
A backlog has built up at police stations across Finland because earlier this year the driving permit was removed from the official list of acceptable identity documents … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: UK to end freedom of movement for EU citizens on day one of Brexit
The new Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has made it clear that EU freedom of movement rules will cease to have effect at the moment that a No-Deal Brexit takes effect on October 31st 2019 … Please login to view this …
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France: More than 700 fines issued under new street harassment law
Since the law on sexual outrage (street harassment in public) came into force in August last year over 700 fines have been ordered … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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