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Switzerland: Referendum on guns threatens Switzerland’s membership of Schengen
Swiss membership of the EU Schengen visa-free travel region will end if citizens vote in a referendum on the 19th of May against new EU gun controls … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Australia: Industrial manslaughter to become a criminal offence in Victoria
Victoria‘s Occupational Health and Safety Act will shortly be amended to include the criminal offence of industrial manslaughter due to negligence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Employer’s refusal to hire medical cannabis user upheld by NL Court
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has upheld an arbitrator’s decision, who had ruled in favour of an employer denying a job to a candidate due to their use of medical marijuana … Please login to view this content …
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Brazil: The Hague Service Convention is promulgated in Brazil
Brazil has recently joined the 1965 Hague Convention on the “Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kuwait: Government bans expat workers from 20 countries
The General Directorate of Residence Affairs of Kuwait has recently made an announcement banning the staffing of domestic workers from five African countries, raising the overall banning list to 20 countries … Please login to view this content or become …
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Egypt: Parliament approves draft law articles protecting personal data
The Communications Committee of the House of Parliament has passed a law that seeks to improve personal data and privacy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Employment relationship
In a recent Labour Court case it was held that an individual was, in fact, not employed by the company with which he had entered into a contractual relationship … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Turkey: Erdogan’s deathblow to Turkish democracy
To become the leader of a great modern nation it appears necessary to have had a particular education … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Thailand: New Labour Protection Act
The new Labour Protection Act (No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: In Rajasthan, India’s first Right-To-Healthcare Law takes shape
The Indian State of Rajasthan is paving the way for the introduction of the right to healthcare in India … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Strike-Out: Where tribunals need to take care
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has overturned an Employment Tribunal’s decision to strike out a constructive dismissal case in which the claimant was not represented by a lawyer … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Singapore: Amendments to the Singapore Employment Act
The Employment Act has been amended to grant further rights and benefits to professionals, managers and executives, irrespective of pay level – which was the case until recently … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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New Zealand: Privacy Bill update
Last year we reported that a new Privacy Bill had been drawn up to replace the Privacy Act of 1993 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovak Republic: Workers earn more for night shifts, weekends and holidays
With effect from May 1st, 2019 employees working on Saturdays are now entitled to an additional payment of at least 50% of the statutory minimum wage per hour and Sunday workers entitled to a salary premium of 100% of the …
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United Kingdom: The potential pitfalls of dismissing an employee entitled to long-term disability benefits
A recent case concerning a TUPE dismissal involved an individual on long-term disability … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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