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Dominican Republic: Diplomatic ties with China opens
The conclusion of a deal between the DR government and the Peoples’ Republic of China has resulted in the de-recognition of Taiwan by DR … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: What are the legal rights of agency workers?
Although an agency worker must, after 12 weeks, be paid the equivalent rate of pay and enjoy the same employment terms as a permanent employee in the company where they are assigned, it is possible to roll up their holiday …
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Quality Management: ISO 9004
Many companies have had in place for many years the quality management standard ISO 9001 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovenia/Croatia: Slovenian Prime Minister threatened to block Croatia’s Schengen zone entry
The Slovenian Prime Minister has threatened to block Croatia’s final approval to join the Schengen zone unless there is agreement over a long-standing and petty border dispute … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Australia: Notifiable Data Breaches
All companies experiencing a breach of personal data are now obliged to inform the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, as well as each of those whose data has been compromised (Privacy Amendment [Notifiable Data Breaches] Act) … Please login …
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Slovak Republic: Inspection in the construction industry
A suspicion of bid rigging for public tenders has led to the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (NCA) recently raiding the premises of several large construction companies … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Belize: 4-year collective agreement concluded
A curiously delayed 4-year collective agreement has been concluded between Belize’s principal telecommunications company (Belize Telemedia Ltd) and the Communication Workers Union … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: GDPR misinformation is now spreading
Employers should take note that GDPR misinformation is now spreading, often through lawyers, ahead of its implementation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Statutory unemployment insurance benefit increased in Shaanxi province
The maximum statutory unemployment insurance benefit has increased from 1,260 Yuan (US$198) to 1,512 Yuan (US$237 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: It remains a crime to insult president or monarch in many countries
The Dutch parliament has repealed a law which previously made the insulting of foreign leaders a criminal offence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: New Jersey mandates paid sick leave
From October 29th employees across the state of New Jersey will become eligible for a system that provides limited paid sick leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Management systems: ISO 41001 issued
The international Organisation for Standards (ISO) has just issued ISO 41001 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Political lobby in Brussels wishes to punish member states
The future of many EU projects is currently in doubt because of the loss of UK funding after Brexit and internal divisions over which countries should be the greatest beneficiaries of funds … Please login to view this content or …
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Australia: Investigation of labour hiring agencies continues
The government of Western Australia is continuing to undertake a special investigation of labour hiring agencies to clamp down on agencies not passing on tax deductions to the revenue service … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Puerto Rico: Labour reforms
In March the governor announced a number of proposed labour reforms … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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