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Kuwait: Civil ID to be proof of residency after iqama sticker scrapped
The Kuwaiti authorities have replaced residence stickers on passports with a separate civil ID card issued by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Refusal to transfer amounts to resignation
Irish law remains unclear about what will happen where a transfer of undertaking (TUPE) leads an employee to object to the transfer … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: European Commission launches infringement procedure to protect judges in Poland from political control
The European Commission has commenced legal action against the Polish government over their infringement of judicial independence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Court rules firefighter injured on job can sue for disability bias
If a worker brought a case for workers’ compensation in Minnesota, they have, until now, been barred from also bringing a discrimination claim in the same case … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Saudi Arabia: Special Labour Courts
Special Labour Courts established at the start of this year have issued their first rulings … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Colorado lawmakers advance ambitious family leave bill
Ruling Democratic leaders in the Colorado State legislature have been meeting with local businesses to hammer out a proposed law covering paid maternity and medical leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Local Qualifying Salary rate to rise
With effect from the 1st of July 2019, companies in Singapore that wish to hire foreign workers must pay their local employees a minimum of $1,300 (US$960) a month … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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USA: Unemployment is becoming a serious concern
Morgan Stanley’s recession dashboard is indicating that the market has now peaked … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Sit at work? You are one of 39%
According to latest figures from the European Union Statistical Office (Eurostat), in 2017 nearly four out of every ten people – especially in the Netherlands (55%), Germany (54%) and Luxembourg (52%) – had sedentary jobs … Please login to view …
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Chile: Government waives visa rules for Indians holding valid US visa
In a novel move, the existence of a US visa is being used as proxy by another American country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Iceland: Labour Court rules Union’s planned ‘micro strikes’ illegal
The use of micro strikes or “working to rule” in the hotel and transport sector has been declared unlawful by the Labour Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mozambique: Deadline approaches for submission of annual employee lists
Employers in Mozambique must submit their annual Company Employee List (known as the Relação Nominal) to the Ministry of Labour before April the 30th 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: New national salary calculation tool
A new national salary calculation tool has recently been published by the federal authorities … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Age discrimination with twist
In an age discrimination case against a leading technology company, the US Court of the Western District of Texas denied the respondent’s motion for discovery … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Zimbabwe: Mine workers get 80% wage rise
Under the collective agreement between the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines and the Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ) the minimum wage of mineworkers will increase this year by some 80% to 468 … Please login to view this content …
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