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Turkey: US-led trade sanctions are having a significant effect on the economy
US-led trade sanctions are having a significant effect on the economy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jordan: Free trade agreement with Turkey suspended
The Jordanian government suspended the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey early in March this year over unfair competition … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Government postpones parliamentary vote on Brexit deal
The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has now decided to postpone the Parliamentary vote on her Brexit plan … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Modi government set to allow extension of business visa for up to 15 years
Visitors applying for a business visa to India are now able to obtain a maximum visa for 15 rather than 5 years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Montana minimum wage going up in 2019
With effect from the 1st of January, 2019, the minimum hourly wage for people in Montana will go up from US$8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: New self-employment law delayed, conflict with EU guidelines
Back in 2003, 75% of workers in the Netherlands were on permanent contracts, but today this is just 60% … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: ICO prosecutes under Computer Misuse Act
It has taken almost 30 years for the UK Data Protection Organisation (now called ICO) to bring its first prosecution under S1 of the UK’s Computer Misuse Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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United Kingdom: Fewer EU arrivals but overall figure stays the same
Although the net number of British citizens moving abroad was 49,000 over the year to June 2018, the number of EU nationals applying for British citizenship over the same period was up one third from the same period the year …
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Global: Agreement reached on minimum wage for seafarers
Agreement has been reached between the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) on minimum seafarer wage rates … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Court of Justice :: UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50, according to legal opinion
Advocate General Manuel Campios Sanchez-Bordona who is one of the principal counsels to the ECJ, has advised the court that the United Kingdom may, if it so wished, exercise the right to unilaterally revoke its declaration under Article 50 of …
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Czech Republic: Parental allowance to increase to CZK 300000
A higher parental allowance has just been approved by the government … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Government reaches consensus on employment law changes
The new Enduring Employment Relations Bill has now passed its second reading before Parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Macau (China): No proposal has so far been tabled for minimum wage
Although the government has promised a minimum wage by 2019, no proposal has so far been tabled … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Government decided to defer registration for overseas jobseekers
A requirement for Indian passport holders to register online with www … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Goldman Sachs faces maternity-dismissal complaint
Goldman Sachs is facing a gender discrimination lawsuit from a female former LA Vice President who had been working in the firm for 15 years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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