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Panama: New workplace protection law
From May 16th 2018 employers will have to have in place policies compliant with a new workplace protection law (no 7) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Zimbabwe: The latest country to legalise marijuana for medical use
This is the latest country to cash-in on the global trend to legalise marijuana for medical use … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Armenia: A wide variety of labour law violations took place last year
The country’s Ombudsman has reported that last year a wide variety of labour law violations took place – mainly concerning termination without just cause, failure to give adequate notice, non-payment of salary during probation or payment of termination benefits … …
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Australia: Superannuation (2018)
The avoidance of obligations under the Superannuation Guarantee System (SG) is concerning the tax service (ATO) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Supreme Court denies terrorism victims’ claims against Arab bank
An attempt to sue an Arab bank for human rights violations under a law dating back to 1789 has been thrown out by the US Supreme Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Mexico: Over 46 million workers lack access to healthcare
According to the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) only around half of all those employed in Mexico are covered by work-related healthcare services … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Morocco: World Cup bid masks homosexuality ban
The evolution of social and employment laws can sometimes have an unexpected driving force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Amendments to the Gratuity Act 1972
A number of amendments have been made to the Gratuity Act 1972 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Retirement age
The normal state retirement age is 55 for women and 60 for men … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Croatia: Employers should be vigilant about the wearing of anti-semitic symbols
Employers in Croatia should be vigilant about the wearing of anti-semitic symbols … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Hungary: Civil organizations brace for government crackdown on NGOs
The policies of the new government is leading to a progressive clamp down on NGOs … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Latvia: New anti-stalking law
There has been a slow start to the enforcement of the new anti-stalking law which came into force on January 1st 2018 – with just 11 arrests to date … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Germany: Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets
The new coalition government has finally drawn up its Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Universal basic income experiment
At the beginning of 2017 the Finnish government established a universal basic income experiment involving 2000 unemployed people aged 25-58 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Burqa ban
The country’s burqa ban is now leading police to stop individuals wearing a medical face mask in public … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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