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India: Data Protection Bill finalised, will now be taken for cabinet approval: IT Minister
The Indian Minister for Communications, Electronics, IT, Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has confirmed that the text of the new Data Protection Law is now in its final draft and will be shortly taken to the Cabinet for discussion …
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Puerto Rico: DOL Issues guidance on law prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor has issued a revised Protocol on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Half of Russell 3000 companies report no change in board composition
A recent study by ‘The Conference Board’ (CB) has found that in 2018, around half of the Russell 3000 and 43% of S&P 500 companies reported no changes in their board composition, meaning that the vast majority are still men …
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United Kingdom: The Companies Regulations 2019
The 2019 Companies Regulations (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors’ Remuneration Report) have recently been published … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Internal salary analysis
An amendment to the Swiss Gender Equality Act requires that employers with 100+ staff conduct an internal salary analysis every four years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Croatia: Flat-rate maternity allowance
The second round increase of the flat-rate maternity allowance will take effect from the 1st of April 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: National Credit Amendment Bill
Companies that have sought to obtain consent to access the credit history of certain job applicants will have an even greater uphill task once the National Credit Amendment Bill receives Presidential approval … Please login to view this content or …
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South Africa: National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill
The National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill currently before the South African President for approval will make misrepresentation of qualifications on CVs a criminal offence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Legal Marijuana plants likely for Canberra
In spite of national (commonwealth) laws that criminalises the possession of cannabis, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) operates its own law that applies a small fine for possession … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Ghana: An increase in cocoa price of up to 47% may be necessary to eliminate all child labor from cocoa production in Ghana
Several academics from the University of Arkansas and Kansas State University have calculated the average cost it would take to eliminate child labour from cocoa production in Ghana … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Netherlands: Child Labour Due Diligence Act
The Dutch Senate has recently adopted the Child Labour Due Diligence Act (in Dutch) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Male managers in Japan have higher mortality rate than in Europe, study finds
An article published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reports the results of long-term research into the relative health of male managers aged 35-64 in Japan, South Korea and eight European countries … Please login to view this …
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Denmark: Act on workplace injuries
The Danish Parliament has passed a new Act on workplace injuries, which comes into force on the 1st of January 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Violent crime rates
Recent reports in the press about violent crime rates – especially in the UK capital London have increased apprehension about the risks of making business visits … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: Equal opportunity guidelines
The Romanian government has published a set of equal opportunity guidelines … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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