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Indonesia: Supreme Court stepped in to clarify the limitations on foreign workers
The Supreme Court has stepped in to clarify the limitations on foreign workers under Article 42 of the Manpower Law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kenya: Proposed amendment to the Labour Relations Act
A proposed amendment to the Labour Relations Act before parliament requires that where a dispute involves essential services such as healthcare, telecommunication, ports, fuel distribution and the energy sector then adequate notice of strike action should be given and cover …
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Cambodia: Many garment worker truck drivers lack licences
The country’s largest economic sector is the garment industry … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Statutory notice periods
With effect from May 1st 2018 statutory notice periods will change during the first six months of employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Lifelong vocational skills training system
A new national policy on lifelong vocational training for workers has been announced recently … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: Present tax concession available to expats
The Dutch government has revealed that the present tax concession available to expats and Dutch nationals who have been resident outside the country for 10+ years is to be limited to 5 years instead of 8-10 years … Please login …
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Germany: New federal law to allow class-action law suits
A new Federal law allowing class-action law suits will come into force on November 1st 2018 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Federal laws continue to allow organisations to pay disabled workers at less than the minimum wage
Federal laws continue to allow organisations to pay disabled workers at less than the minimum wage, with some receiving as little as 4 cents an hour … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malaysia: Law criminalising the giving or receiving of bribes extended
The country has long had a law criminalising the giving or receiving of bribes by individuals in both commercial and public life … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: 21,767 jobs were lost because of business closure
In 2017 a total of 21,767 jobs were lost because of business closure … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Failure to pay father full pay for shared parental leave is not sex discrimination
The EAT has determined that a father has no entitlement to be paid enhanced pay for undertaking shared parental leave just because the mother had received enhanced maternity pay during her share of the total leave … Please login to …
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Egypt: New labor law underway
Parliament is about to approve a new Labour Law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Serbia: A request will have to be made to the SIA before a foreigner may enter the country
With effect from October 3rd 2018, a request will have to be made to the Security Information Agency by the Interior Ministry before a foreigner may enter the country to visit or reside … Please login to view this content …
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Switzerland: 300 criminal cases for cross-border mutual assistance
The Swiss Attorney General has confirmed that his team is working on over 300 criminal cases for cross-border mutual assistance – many of them in respect to the prosecution of major companies and top executives … Please login to view …
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Luxembourg: Medical cannabis law nears
Parliament is nearing approval of a Bill that will legalise Cannabis for medical purposes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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