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Italy: Privacy Code repealed, what to expect with the GDPR?
The Italian parliament has decided to repeal its Privacy Law completely and replace it with a new law implementing the GDPR … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Europe: France ratifies Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights, triggering its entry into force
The ratification by France of Protocol No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Government designates 5 more areas as employment crisis zones
The government is planning to designate another 5 areas – Geoje and Tongyeong, as well as Goseong county and the districts in Changwon and Ulsan – as employment crisis zones due to the restructuring of shipbuilding and auto industries … …
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Kuwait: Expatriate Engineers must obtain no-objection certificate iqama renewal
Under the new directive, it is now compulsory for expatriate engineers in Kuwait to renew their work visas with a ‘no-objection certificate’ (NOC) from the Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) … Please login to view this content or become a …
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UAE: Good conduct certificate suspended
The requirement of a good conduct certificate for employment visas across the country, which was first enforced on February 4, 2018, has now been temporarily suspended until further notice … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Cyprus: Protection from termination of female employees after the end of maternity leave extended
Protection from termination of female employees after the end of maternity leave has just been extended from 3 to 5 months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Portugal: Parliament approves new legal gender change law
Parliament has approved a new law making it easier for people to change their legal gender … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: New Data Protection Act
A new Data Protection Act, is currently being drafted and includes supplementary provisions and safeguards to the EU General Data Protection Regulation ( “GDPR”) that comes into force on the 25th of May 2018 … Please login to view this …
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USA: Consideration of pay history to justify gender wage gaps held unlawful
Employers may not justify different individual pay rates for men and women by using salary history alone – that is the conclusion of the 9th U … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: P.E.I.’s minimum wage increases to $11.55 in April 2018
Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage has now increased by 30 cents to $11 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Beligium: Indices of Hours Worked (4th Quarter 2017)
Over the year to Q4 2017, the number of hours worked in construction increased by 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Companies remain active in continuing vocational training
According to Statistics Austria, 88 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovenia: Parental Protection and Family Benefits Act amended
The National Assembly has amended the Parental Protection and Family Benefits Act. With effect from May 12th 2018 working fathers will be entitled to 30 days paid paternity leave. For the leave to be triggered 15 days must be used
Czech Republic: New paternity leave entitlement
A new statutory entitlement to seven calendar days paid paternity leave has come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Commission takes further action to better protect workers against cancer-causing chemicals
The European Commission has proposed an amendment to Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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