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Japan: New law holds government responsible for teaching Japanese to all foreign residents
The central government has finally enacted a law setting out its responsibilities for Japanese language education for foreign residents … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: European Commission takes Spain, Greece to court for failing to enact data protection rules
The European Commission is taking two EU Member States – Spain and Greece – to the European Court of Justice for not implementing the GDPR … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Minimum hourly wage increased
With effect from 1st July 2019, the minimum hourly wage for Australia as a whole increased by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Deliveroo says goodbye to Germany
An illustration of how quickly an international company can abandon operations in a particular country was well illustrated earlier this month when Deliveroo’s 1100 administrative and delivery staff were informed that the company would cease trading in less than a …
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Global: Recession
The growth threat of escalating military action in Kashmir, Hong Kong and between Israel and Iran is establishing a dangerous context for a coming global economic recession … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Portugal: Government suspends visas for Iranians, cites security reasons
The government of Portugal has now temporarily suspended the issuance of entry visas for Iranian nationals … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Whistleblowing Compliance Management System (WCMS)
The Whistleblowing Compliance Management System (WCMS) is now fully operational … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Sweeping changes to Federal employment standards set to take effect
From the 1st of September 2019, federally regulated employees will be entitled to a 30-minute unpaid break for every five consecutive hours of work, and a rest period of at least eight hours between shifts … Please login to view …
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Zimbabwe: Labour registrar shuts down employment council to cover corruption
The National Employment Council for Engineering, Iron and Steel is taking the Registrar of Labour, Grace Kanyayi, to court for unilaterally revoking the certificate of registration for the Council … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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South Korea: Monitoring business meetings
The pharmaceutical company MSD is currently using third-party investigators to sit in on sales meetings in order to monitor compliance with the company’s code of ethics … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: New rules for foreign workers established for the Brussels capital region
New rules for foreign workers have been established for the Brussels capital region … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Unpaid parental leave to increase to 26 weeks
A measure to amend and extend the Parental Leave Act 1998 has been signed by the President … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Annualised wages
The Fair Work Commission has issued a framework to allow employees to be paid on an annualised basis … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ethiopia: Revised Labor Law grants women extended maternal leave
The Labour Proclamation No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Employment and Labour employs occupational health and safety Inspectors
The Department of Employment and Labour has stated its intentions to employ 500 occupational health and safety inspectors in an effort to drastically reduce the high numbers of illnesses and accidents occurring in the workplace and pay more attention to …
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