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Italy: Employment accelerated in March 2018
The statistical office ISTAT has reported that employment accelerated in March 2018, largely due to a monthly 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Walmart Buys 75% Share of Flipkart
The huge (and high potential) Indian retail and, in particular, eCommerce marketplace is gradually being taken over by US and Chinese companies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Unemployment is currently 26.7%
The country’s first universal minimum wage law came into force on May 1sy 2018 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Minimum wage in Nevada (2018)
Employers in Nevada will find that the minimum wage remains unchanged from the next review date on July 1st … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Deal to hire 300000 Filipinos finalised
The world’s most populous country is running out of manpower – particularly inexpensive manpower to do jobs that Chinese nationals no longer want to do … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: 3.5 million jobs created between September and February
When Prime Minister Modi came into power he did so with a promise to create 10 million jobs a year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: A revision is expected to be made to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
A revision is expected to be made to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act this Autumn, which will give non-Japanese nationals the right to work in Japan for up to 5 years after they complete the foreign trainee programme …
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United Kingdom: Employers with part-time or term-time workers may need to reassess their calculation of holiday pay
Employers with part- time or term-time workers may need to reassess their calculation of holiday pay, although the basis for this action is a deeply faulted appeals decision … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Japan: Personal data transfers
Negotiations are currently taking place with the European Union over the designation of Japan as meeting “mutual adequacy” provisions for the purposes of personal data transfers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hong Kong: Employment (Amendment) Bill moves slowly through the legislative process
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2018 is moving slowly through the legislative process … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Safety and health: New ISO management systems standard for health and safety in the workplace published
The new ISO management systems standard for health and safety in the workplace has just been published … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Costa Rica: Breastfeeding arrangements at work
Companies employing 30 or more women now have a year to start giving working mothers with very young children time off and appropriate facilities to breast or bottle feed their baby (Article 97 of the Labour Code) … Please login …
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European Union: Protective legislation for whistleblowers considered
A long overdue measure to protect whistleblowers is now finally being considered by the European Parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: Prevention Law
Progress is slowly being made to implement the “Prevention Law” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cambodia: Minimum wage law may finally go to the National Assembly this month
Although a minimum wage has existed in the garment sector for many years, talks about a universal minimum wage began last January … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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