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Panama: Law 81 on the Protection of Personal Data is now in effect
Law 81 on the Protection of Personal Data is now in effect … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Burkina Faso: First banking sector collective agreement was signed
After more than 20 years of negotiations, the first banking sector collective agreement was signed on the 6th of May 2019. This not only seeks to regulate working conditions across the sector, but establishes a 3-year review process for
USA: Washington state HB 1450 is signed into law, limiting enforceability of non-compete agreements
Employers in Washington State (not DC) should take note that Bill 1450 on the limitation of the enforceability of non-compete clauses in employment contracts becomes effective on the 1st of January 2020 … Please login to view this content or …
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United Kingdom: Employee sickness absence rose slightly in 2018 to 2.3%
According to the “Make UK’s” (formerly EEF) Absence Benchmark report, overall employee sickness absence rose slightly in 2018 to 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Thailand: Cabinet approves mandatory health insurance for long-stay visas
Mandatory health insurance requirements for Non-Immigrant Visa “OA”, also known as “retirement visas” were approved by the Cabinet in April 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: ILO blacklists Switzerland
Ironically, as the ILO is based in Geneva, Switzerland has recently been added to the ILO’s blacklist, along with some 40 countries that are not compliant with their international obligations … Please login to view this content or become a …
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USA: New California proposition seeks to expand paid sick leave requirement from 3 to 5 Days
Bill AB 555 currently going through California’s legislature would, if passed, increase the entitlement for paid sick leave from 3 days after 120 days of employment to 5 days after 200 calendar days … Please login to view this content …
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European Union: MEPs approve boost to workers’ rights in the gig economy
The European Parliament has recently approved a proposal to establish minimum levels of protection to casual workers working at least three hours a week (averaged over any four-week period) … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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United Kingdom: Cadbury workers secure three-year pay deal
The multinational chocolate company Cadbury has offered some 1,000 employees on various sites in the United Kingdom a unilateral 3-year pay deal … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: S China’s Guangdong offers 144-hour visa-free transit
Visitors from 53 nations and regions may now enjoy a 144-hour, rather than previous 72-hour, visa-free period when transiting through south China’s Guangdong Province … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Trends in the number of visas issued 2018
Chinese visitors accounted for 80% of all visas issued by Japan in 2018 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Recording working time
Last month we reported that Royal Decree-law 8/2019 would impose a new obligation on employers to keep precise working time records … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Seaport employees to see wages increase
Some 11,000 seaport employees will see an increase by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Personal Information Protection Act is now in effect
Back in December 2018 we reported that the South Korean National Assembly had proposed several amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act that ensure data protection compliance measures in a non-EU country are comparable to the EU GDPR measures … …
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Morocco: Cabinet Council adopts bill on AfCFTA
The government has adopted a bill which ratifies the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) which is now pending ratification … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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