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Hong Kong: When ‘wages’ mean more than just your salary
Clarifying what constitutes contractual pay is essential when it comes to payment in lieu of notice … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Bilateral agreement with Paraguay
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has signed a bilateral agreement with Paraguay during the Conference of Ministers of Latin America on the Future of Work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: Supreme Court rules inappropriately worded emails are valid reason for termination
The Supreme Court has made a recent ruling which finds that that employee’s use of “inappropriate language” in written workplace correspondence is sufficient reason for termination … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Russian trans woman wins employment case
Discrimination against transgender employees has been acknowledged for the first time by the Russian Courts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: Ramadan working hours for private sector announced (2019)
A circular issued by the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation sets out the changes to private sector working hours during Ramadan … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Labour, govt meet over N30,000 minimum wage
Earlier this year we had reported that the Nigerian government was considering an increase in the minimum wage … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Albania: Economic factsheets
A very useful free service provided by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office are periodic updates of country statistics, with projections from the last available data until the present date … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal confirms no tort of harassment… yet
Back in 2017, we reported that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice had concluded that harassment could amount to an independent common law tort [Merrifield v … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malta/UK: Government offers UK citizens 10-year residency after Brexit
In the event that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal, the Maltese government has prepared a set of Regulations that will allow British citizens already residing in Malta to remain in the country for up to …
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Mexico: Senate passes labor overhaul to ensure union freedom
The Senate has finally approved a Bill giving employees the right to appoint their union representatives and approve collective agreements through a secret ballot … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: New rights for Russian employees
The Labour Code has been amended to allow employees to undergo a ‘preventive medical examination’, for which additional paid time off must be given … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Increased company obligations for ‘professional career’
Employers’ training obligations have recently increased … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union/Global: GDP growth
Gross Domestic Product (economic growth) across the EU as a whole over the year to Q1 2019 was +1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: New criminal liability for employers
The unlawful dismissal, or unjustified non-hiring of persons, of pre-retirement age could now leave employers open to fines and even criminal liability … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Trade union rights
Workers in Poland who are employed under task-based civil law contracts are now entitled to various trade union rights … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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