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USA: Missouri House and Senate continue drive to protect right-to-work law
The Missouri state legislature is trying to engineer the result they want from a forthcoming referendum on the euphemistically termed “right to work” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Corporate Criminal Liability Law is now in force
The Corporate Criminal Liability Law is now in force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: New law will force 3,000 big companies to show they are stamping out slavery
Last month we reported the passage of a new “Modern Slavery Bill through the New South Wales Parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Hate speech bill approved by Cabinet
One of the hottest HR topics concerns what an employee may say in the workplace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: Bill regulating the undertaking of voluntary work approved
The Federal National Council (FNC) has approved a Bill regulating the undertaking of voluntary work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Customs and border protection searches of electronic devices
Last year the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) searched the personal electronic devices of 32,000 entering the US, even though such suspicionless actions clearly violate the U … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Saudi Arabia: New rules about organising a seminar, lecture
Anyone wishing to organise a seminar, lecture, training course, meeting, or workshop in the country must now comply with new rules set by the Ministry of Tourism and National Heritage … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Qatar: ILO opens new office in Doha
It is not entirely clear why the UN’s International Labour Organisation has established a new office in Doha … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Thousands protest over rape ruling
Concerns about the lack of protection offered by the law in Spain to women who experience sexual violence is causing widespread protests across the country and in the European Parliament, where an extraordinary debate was recently held about the failure …
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Egypt: Activist arrested for Facebook video on sexual harassment
Although a company may have established a set of core international values that include a determination to stamp out sexual harassment, local HR managers working in Egypt should take great care about the wording of any policies … Please login …
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France: Algerian woman denied French citizenship over handshake
The Council of State, the country’s administrative court has denied French nationality to an Algerian woman who refused to shake hands with male officials at a naturalization ceremony … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Ghana: Enforce the law to end discrimination against people living with HIV
The number of people with HIV infections is almost doubling each year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Moon renews pledge to raise minimum wage
The 25-person Minimum Wage Commission has begun its deliberations on the wage level to be set for 2019 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Paid family leave law approved by the Vermont House of Representatives state legislature
A paid family leave law has been approved by the Vermont House of Representatives state legislature … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: New family reunification plan for migrants
The Cabinet has agreed to a new family reunification plan for migrants … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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