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Albania: Visa free regime for 8 countries during tourist season

Until the 31st of October 2019 citizens of Bahrain, Belarus, China, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Bahrain will be exempted from obtaining pre-travel visas to enter the Republic of Albania … Please login to view this content or …

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Colombia/UAE: Visa waiver signed

An agreement has recently been signed between Colombia and the UAE, which will mutually removes visa requirements for ordinary passport holders who undertake short-term visits to each others’ countries … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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New Zealand: Women in paid work

New figures from the Statistics NZ indicate that women now make up 48% of the total paid workforce … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Luxembourg: Employees work more hours in Luxembourg than in neighbouring countries

According to latest figures from the Luxembourg statistical office, in 2016, the actual working time of a full-time employee was, on average, 1700 hours per year (32 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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USA: Minimum wage to be hiked in Michigan and Maryland

With effect from 29th of March 2019, the minimum hourly wage in Michigan will be increased by 20 cents to $9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Japan: Uncertainty of the management of overtime hours for non-managerial workers

Uncertainty still exists about the management of overtime hours for non-managerial workers, in spite of Supreme and Tokyo High Court decisions last year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Indians to benefit as UK lifts cap on PhD-level work visas

From autumn 2019, Occupations requiring PhD-level qualifications will be exempt from the Tier 2 (General) cap under the current UK-wide restriction of 20,700 visas annually … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Gender pay gap remained unchanged at 21% in 2018

According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2018, the average gross hourly pay for female workers was 17 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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China: Explosion rocks industrial zone in eastern China

The explosion at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Company last month – that killed 78 and injured 600 – has led the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) to investigate safety at all chemical plants, especially where there is the production and storage …

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Pakistan: Residents of five countries can now get visas on arrival in Pakistan

Citizens of the UAE, Turkey, China, Malaysia, and the UK now enjoy a visa on arrival facility at Pakistani airports … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: USCIS to Begin Accepting H-1B CAP Petitions on April 1, 2019

Employers who are considering hiring highly-skilled  foreign nationals should start the visa application process now … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Spain: Working time for 2018

During Q4 2018 the average working week for Spanish full and part-time workers was 34 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Zambia: Employment and youth unemployment data for Q4 2018

The size of the “grey economy” in this most peaceful of all southern African Republics has been estimated by the Central Statistical Office to have stood in Q4 at 66 … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Namibia: 73% of graduates go job hunting after studies

According to a five year review carried out by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), 52% of the 2012 – 2013 graduates who searched for jobs found one within a period of three to six months … Please login …

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China: Parliament okays foreign investment law

A new foreign investment law has just been passed by China’s state parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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