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European Union: Youth unemployment in November 2018
Over the year to November 2018, unemployment amongst those under 25 years old decreased by 189 000 to stand at 15 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Uzbekistan: Visa-free travel for 45 countries to be offered
With effect from the 1st of February 2019, visitors from 45 more countries will be able to visit Uzbekistan without a visa for a period of 30-days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Japan: Real wages rise most in five months, positive sign for consumption
Over the year to November 2018, inflation-adjusted real wages in Japan rose by 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Population ‘to peak’ in 2029 at 1.44 billion
According to the latest study from the China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) – a prominent state-run think-tank in Beijing – China’s population will peak in 2029 at 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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New Zealand: Minimum wage to rise in April 2019
With effect from the 1st of April 2019, the minimum wage rate will rise from $16 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: Government working on granting amnesty to politicians imprisoned for corruption
The EU’s 6-month rotating Presidency is now being held by Romania amidst much controversy about capability and the rule of law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Minimum wage to jump to HK$37.50, in biggest rise since it was introduced
With effect from the 1st of May 2019, the city’s minimum wage will be increased by 8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Europe/USA: Is travel time working time?
One of the longest running issues affecting employment law relates to whether travelling to work time is working time. In the European case Federacion de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL (C-266/14) it was found
Saudi Arabia: Get e-visa in minutes for Gulf country soon
Nationals of Australia, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, South Africa, all Schengen Area countries, Singapore, and the USA will soon be able to apply online for an e-visa to visit to Saudi Arabia … Please login to view this content …
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United Kingdom: Iceland threatened with £21m tax bill over staff Christmas scheme
The retailer Iceland is in dispute with the tax authority HMRC … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Precarious employment
Amongst the many driving forces behind recent protests in France is the persistence of so-called “precarious employment” which, though fairly small, is large enough to lead to social discord once sufficiently loud and widespread accusations are made on the social
Global: Two statistical fallacies
Two statistical fallacies to overcome by way of new years resolutions when trying to make sense of the news we read as we commute to work each day. The first is that a drop in stock market prices means an
France: The freedom to choose one’s professional future
The pay equality Law “For the Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future,” was enacted this Autumn and is now in force for larger companies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Serbia, Montenegro open more negotiation chapters with EU
The race by Balkan states to obtain EU membership is well and truly on … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: White Paper sets out post-Brexit rules for migrants
The recently published immigration White Paper is not good reading for UK employers, especially those who rely on lower skilled immigrant labour … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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