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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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European Union: Annual growth in labour costs at 2.8% Q4 2018
The average hourly labour cost rose over the year to Q4 2018 in the European Union (EU) business sector by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Parliament passes Brexit act, covers employment & social security issues
The Belgian parliament has passed a measure to respond to the existence of a hard Brexit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: Significant increase in work permit quotas for 2019
The government has increased the total number of work permits that may be issued for non-EU workers in 2019 to 20,000 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Long commutes to work by car
According to a newly released report, which was based on 2016 census data, commuters spent an average of 26 minutes travelling from home to work, and the median distance to work amongst those who had a normally designated workplace was …
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United Kingdom: European Commission concludes part of UK tax scheme gave illegal tax advantages
The European Commission has declared that a tax avoidance scheme established by the UK tax authorities contravenes EU state aid provisions – because it gives certain multinationals advantages over others … Please login to view this content or become a …
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European Union: Parliament approves visa-free travel for Brits after Brexit
The European Parliament Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee has approved a draft regulation giving citizens of the UK and Gibraltar visa-free travel to the European Union states after Brexit, for a period of up to 90 days … …
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