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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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Nepal: Government starts process of sending workers to Japan from April 2019
Under the newly signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Nepal and Japan, Nepalese blue-collar workers now will be able to apply for jobs in Japan using a new government-to-government recruitment model … Please login to view this content or become …
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New Zealand: Living wage to rise following minimum wage increase
With effect from the 1st of September 2019, the hourly living wage will increase from the current $20 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Polish workers earn lowest wages, half of foreign workers come from the EU
A total of 838,000 foreign nationals currently work in the Netherlands – amounting to 8% of the total workforce … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: One-in-five spending almost half of wages on rent
According to latest figures from Social Justice Ireland, in 2017, more than 1 in 5 workers spent half their wages on rent and around 1 in 10 paid over 60% in rent … Please login to view this content or …
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China: Government extends May Day holiday to stimulate spending
The national government has extended the Labour Day holidays that start on May the 1st by one more day this year, establishing a 4-day break through May the 4th … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Taiwan: CSC to raise salaries by 3.5%
China Steel Corporation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Hourly remuneration of employees in EU regions in 2016
According to latest figures from Eurostat, in 2016, the average rate of gross hourly remuneration of employees across the European Union (EU), was €23 (US$25 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Thailand: Ukrainians, Maldivians to travel to Thailand without visas from April 2019
With effect from the 14th of April 2019, citizens of Ukraine and Maldives will be able to travel to Thailand without visas and stay for a period of up to 30 days … Please login to view this content or …
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United Kingdom: Brexit hits business investment
The official trade balance in Q4 2018 widened to minus £23 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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