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Colombia: Minimum wage to be increased
In early December 2018, we reported that negotiations on readjusting the minimum wage for 2019 had begun … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bulgaria: Minimum wage increases to BGN 560 for 2019
From 1st January 2019, the minimum monthly wage has risen to BGN 560 (US$325 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bhutan: Government announced a possible future partnership with the Austrian business community
The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced a possible future partnership between the Bhutanese government and the Austrian business community … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Govt. to reflect hours of paid rest in calculating minimum wage
Under Korean labour law employers are required to pay workers who work 15 or more hours a week a minimum of 8 hours a week “paid rest” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Niger: Assembly passes contributory healthcare Bill
The state legislature has just passed a Bill setting up the state’s first national health system … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Drug firms preparing for no-deal Brexit told to sign ‘gagging orders’
There are widescale concerns across the pharmaceutical industry that the UK government has required 16 companies and 10 trade associations to sign “gagging orders” forbidding them to make public governmental plans in the event that there is a no-deal Brexit …
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Azerbaijan: A new reward system for civil servants
A group of international experts has come up with a new reward system for the country’s 29,000 civil servants … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: Minimum wage in Turkey raised by 26 pct
With effect from January 1st 2019 the statutory net minimum monthly wage has risen from 1603 Liras (US$302) to 2020 Liras (US$380) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: 60 significant armed conflicts have raged around the world in 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, it is a sobering thought to reflect on a year where 60 significant armed conflicts have raged around the world, resulting in a total of around 133,500 fatalities … Please login to view this …
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Spain: Court rules that employee’s disciplinary dismissal for taking paid annual leave justified
The Navarre High Court in Spain has found, on appeal, that it was lawful to dismiss a foreign employee for taking leave outside the period their employer had given them … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Iceland: Immigrants and persons with foreign background 2018
Over the year to the 1st of January 2018, the proportion of immigrants in the population increased by 2% to 43,736, bringing the overall proportion to 12 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Hungary: No agreement on minimum wage concluded between employers and trade unions yet
Employers and trade unions have been unable to conclude an agreement about the level of national minimum wage next year, even though employers raised their offer from 5% to 8% … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Finland: Number of accidents at work 132,000 in 2016
According to the latest figures from Statistics Finland, slightly under 132,000 occupational accidents took place in Finland in 2016; 17% of work-related accidents occurred whilst an employee was commuting … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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European Union: 15.3% of young workers across the EU remained unemployed
Over the year to October 2018, total unemployment amongst those aged under age 25 decreased by 215,000 across the European Union to 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: President says average salary in Ukraine may grow to UAH 10,000 in Q1, 2019
According to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the average salary in the country is likely to grow to UAH 10,000 (US$356 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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