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Finland: Work hours proposals announced
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has issued a draft law that will loosen up the current working time regime, opening up more scope for overtime and flexiwork … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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France: New data protection law
The new French Data Protection Law implementing the GDPR had not been adopted for even a day before it was referred to the Constitutional Court by a large body of Senators for review … Please login to view this content …
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United Kingdom: Employment status
The Supreme Court has made a landmark decision in a long running dispute about employment status … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Real wages of workers in private sector rise 3.2% in 2017
According to latest survey results released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the real wages of workers (ie: after discounting price inflation) in the private sector rose 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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China: #Metoo – not yet
There are several generalised laws forbidding harassment in the Chinese workplace – including the ‘Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women’ and the ‘Special Rules on the Labour Protection of Female Employees’ … Please login to …
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Taiwan: Regular wages up 2.71% in first quarter
Over the year to Q1 2018, the average monthly regular wages of all employees increased by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: PageUp details possible data breach
The PageUp HR systems provider has informed clients that it experienced a major data breach on May 23rd 2018 due to the presence of malware … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Best Buy, CVS drop personality tests in recruiting to address EEOC concerns
Two US Companies – Best Buy and CVS Caremark – have reached agreement with the EEOC to discontinue the use of personality tests during recruitment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Employer-mandated physician visit is not a privacy violation
Arbitration outcomes are not necessarily made public, but in a recent case (Rio Tinto Alcan vs UNIFOR Local 2301) it was found that an employer did not violate worker privacy rights when it required them to visit an in-house occupational …
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USA: New Maryland law requires disclosure of sexual harassment in the workplace
Maryland has introduced a new law to prevent employers from creating policies or agreements that curtail an employee’s right to pursue a harassment claim … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Weaker framework on standard working hours lacks legal sanctions
Under the previous government it was proposed to introduce standard working hours restrictions for all jobs … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Companies with 300+ employees soon will not be able to employ staff for more than 52 hours a week
From the 1st of July companies with 300+ employees will not be able to employ staff for more than 52 hours a week – 40 hours basic plus up to 12 hours overtime … Please login to view this content …
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Taiwan: Top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage
The Council of Grand Justice (Supreme Court) has ruled that the current ban on gay marriage is a violation of the territory’s constitution … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: EU states must recognise foreign same-sex marriages – court
The European Court of Justice ruled that Romania is obliged to grant residency rights to the American husband of a Romanian national living in the country even though Romania itself does not permit same-sex marriage … Please login to view …
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United Kingdom: Yahoo fined £250,000 over 2014 data breach
The company Yahoo – now part of the group called Oath – has been fined £250,000 ($335,000) under pre-GDPR rules for a huge data breach that took place in 2014 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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