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China: Basic pension insurance contribution rates can be reduced to 16%

An order recently made by Premier Li Keqiang reduces the basic pension insurance contributions made by employers for urban employees from 19-20% to 16% in respect to most Provinces of China … Please login to view this content or become …

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Australia: Wages and salaries for Q4 2018

During Q4 2018, seasonally adjusted average wages and salaries rose by 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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St Helena: Average gross annual pay for financial year 2017/18

The average gross annual pay from full-time employment on this tiny British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic in the financial year 2017/18 was £8,500 (US$11,157) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Department of Labor provides national health emergency to combat opioid crisis in Missouri

The US Department of Labor is taking urgent steps to deal with the opioid-use crisis in Missouri … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Belize: Labour Force Survey April 2018

According to latest figures revealed in the Labour Force Survey, in April 2018, the median monthly pay level in the Latin American country of Belize was $1,217 (US$605) … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Pakistan: Government increases workers’ minimum wages to Rs 16,500

Workers in Punjab – Pakistan’s second largest province – have received a minimum monthly wage hike of 10% to bring their basic gross remuneration from Rs15,000 (US$107) to Rs16,500 (US$118) … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Zambia: Labour Force Survey Report 2017

According to latest Labour Force Survey Report, in 2017, the weekly actual hours of work for the employed population was an estimated 38 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Uganda: National labour force survey 2016/17

Regular earnings levels across the country continue to barely exceed subsistence levels and men continue to earn more than twice the wages of women … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Singapore: Fresh graduates from NTU, NUS, SMU and SUSS earn $3,733/month on average

A survey of those graduating in 2018 from the top four universities in Singapore has found an overall improvement in the employability of engineers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: New York City to ban discrimination based on hair

The NYC Commission on Human Rights has recently issued Guidance on race discrimination based on hair length and style … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Employment law updates

Various employment-related amendments will come into effect in April 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Luxembourg: Foreigners account for nearly half of Luxembourg’s population

According to Ministry of Justice, foreign nationals account for almost half of Luxembourg’s resident population … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act limits the use of zero-hour contracts

The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, which recently came into force, limits the use of zero-hour contracts, unless employers provide core terms and working time predictability, and guarantee salary levels … Please login to view this content or become a member …

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France: Bill equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism sparks debate in France

A controversial Bill has been introduced that makes anti-Zionism a criminal offence under French law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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European Union: A new step towards the establishment of the European Labour Authority

Following our January report on the establishment of a European Labour Authority (ELA), the European Council and the EU Parliament have agreed on the text of the Regulation on the formation and functions of ELA … Please login to view …

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