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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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Sri Lanka: Free tourist visa facilities for 48 nationalities
Visitors from 48 countries, including India and China, EU countries, the United Kingdom (after Brexit), and the United States, will now be able to go and visit Sri Lanka for business purposes without paying visa fees … Please login to …
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