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USA: Equal pay day

Each year a date is set for “equal pay day” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Jury awards nearly $8 million to former restaurant manager

A Jury in California has awarded a restaurant manager $1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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UAE: Social media influencers have one weeks to get licensed

If you are a social media “influencer” in UAE you will now need two licences to operate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Russian Federation: Take special note of the social and political situation in the annexed territory of Crimea

Employers with operations in the annexed territory of Crimea should take special note of the social and political situation of its biggest minority group – the Tartars … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Italy: Dismissal on grounds of poor performance remains a difficult process

Dismissal on grounds of poor performance remains a difficult process in Italy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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France/Italy: #MeToo

The journalist who started the #balancetonporc movement, France’s answer to #MeToo, is herself being sued by the man she accused … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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European Union: One area commonly overlooked by companies in their privacy statements concerning GDPR

With the GDPR upon us, one area commonly overlooked by companies in their privacy statements is a reference to where their data is processed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Employee status remains a major issue

Employee status remains a major issue in America as the courts struggle to find a clear line between employee and contractor … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Trinidad and Tobago: Judge rules homophobic laws unconstitutional

Being part of the LGBT community is likely to be decriminalised this Summer, following a successful legal challenge to the Sexual Offences Act last month … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Canada: Supreme Court deems Quebec pay equity law unconstitutional

The Supreme Court of Canada has found that Quebec’s equal pay law is unconstitutional … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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UAE: Corporate Social Responsibility Law

Earlier this year the UAE Council of Ministers issued a Corporate Social Responsibility Law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Slovak Republic: Trade unionists at PSA Peugeot announce strike alert

Failed mediation efforts at PSA Peugeot Groupe’s Trnava plant has resulted in unions threatening strike action … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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China: Recognize “One-China” rules or risk losing business

Foreign airlines flying into China have been instructed by the China Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) to stop referring to Taiwan as a separate country … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: Labour court examines constructive knowledge test for employers in case of discriminatory dismissal based on disability

A recent case before the Labour Court illustrates how employers are not automatically required to face a reversal of the burden of proof in disability cases … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: Migrants accuse Italy of responsibility for Libyan abuses

The Italian peninsula has had to bear the brunt of illegal immigration and Italian employers have had to be doubly sure that an applicant is not seeking a job with forged papers … Please login to view this content or …

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