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Sweden: Labour market Q1 2019
During year ending Q1 2019, the number of hours worked increased by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Working hours Q3 2018
One of the reasons why men earn more than women in the EU is because they work significantly more hours per week … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Alternative strategy for S121
A US lawyer has come up with a possible solution for side stepping the new S121 New Jersey law on gagging orders relating to discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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United Kingdom: BP annual report
The recently published 2018 Report and Accounts from BP PLC makes interesting reading … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: No-poach class action
If Mandatory Arbitration and Salary History were not already looming large enough on the radar in the USA, HR professionals now need to look out for an even bigger issue rapidly filling the horizon … Please login to view this …
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United Kingdom: 20 years of the National Minimum Wage
The proportion of workers paid below the statutory minimum wage fell significantly over the 20 years from 1998 to 2018, but it still remains a cause for concern … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Germany: Labour union Ver.di concluded their first nationwide collective agreement
Airport security members of the German labour union Ver … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Luxembourg: Entry into force of the law introducing one additional day of annual paid leave and one additional public holiday
The law modifying the Labour Code principally by adding two extra holidays, is in effect retroactively, from January the 1st 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Directive on work–life balance
A draft EU Directive on work–life balance has received EU Parliamentary approval … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Amendments to New Zealand’s Arbitration Act 1996
Last summer, we reported that several amendments to the Arbitration Act of 1996 were in the pipeline … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Tax treaty with Uruguay
There are growing commercial links between Japan and Uruguay … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Agreement on country-by-country reporting for multinational groups reached with the US
The governments of India and the US have recently signed an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: New Jersey agreements with employees
Employers in New Jersey are advised to review their existing employment contracts and HR policies on discrimination and harassment to ensure conformity with the amendments introduced by Senate Bill 121 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: Average earnings fell by 2.2% between Q4 2018 and Q1 2019
Latest average earnings figures just published by the Office for National Statistics indicate a sharp cut in pay levels … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Anti-Unfair Competition Law revised
The revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law came into effect on the 23rd of April 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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