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Kenya: A conflict between the ELRC and the High Court
A conflict exists between the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) and the High Court as they battle to issue decisions over the same case … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Supreme court opened the door for avoiding the courts in most future employment cases
In a final twist of the battle that has been raging in the USA between the National Labour Relations Board and employers on the legality of anti-class action clauses in arbitration agreements, the Supreme Court on May 21st 2018 finally …
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USA: NLRB evaluates personnel handbook for section 7 compliance and finds moonlighting policy unlawful
A court has found that an employer’s policy forbidding moonlighting without the permission of the company to be a violation of the National Labour Relations Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Uber ends forced arbitration agreements of sexual assault claims
Uber is one of the first major US companies to voluntarily switch its employment dispute practices from mandatory arbitration, with a built-in confidentiality clause, to a choice of mediation (with a confidentiality option), arbitration, or a court action … Please …
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Malta: Tax deductions for employee transportation costs
A company that arranges for staff to be transported to work may now claim against corporation tax 150% of the costs of transportation in a vehicle capable of transporting 8 or more workers … Please login to view this content …
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Irish Republic: Resident director
Foreign companies that are registered in Ireland, but rely on a UK resident Director to satisfy the requirement for EEA residency of one Board Member must take steps to seek another Director in the rest of the EEA after Brexit …
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European Union: Mobile workers
In spite of open borders, just 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: ‘Anti-conversion’ bill becomes law in Uttarakhand state
Uttarakhand is the seventh Indian State to pass an anti-conversion law preventing the “forced conversion” of women, minors, and any disadvantaged people to another religion … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bangladesh: Agreement reached between factory owners and employee representatives
Agreement has been reached between factory owners and employee representatives on the level of compensation that shall be paid when workplace injuries or fatalities take place … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia/New Zealand: E-cigarettes
Employers seeking to control and discourage smoking at work have frequently run up against the question is an eCigarette the same as a lit tobacco one? Ardent smokers have frequently found help in quitting through use of a Vap … …
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USA: University of Denver to pay $2.66 million to settle EEOC equal pay lawsuit
A pay discrimination lawsuit involving law academics at the University of Denver has been settled at the cost of US$2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Brazil: Switzerland signs double tax treaty with Brazil
A double taxation agreement has just been concluded between both countries … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Tunisia: The growing power of labor union
Many companies have been considering investments in the one country that appears to have successfully emerged from the ‘Arab Spring’ … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Temporary contract workers remained constant
The proportion of temporary contract workers in the European Union has remained fairly constant over the last seven years – at around 11% of the workforce … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Sainsbury’s introduced benefits changes
The Supermarket chain Sainsbury has been introducing a number of changes ahead of its planned increase in its minimum hourly rate of £8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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