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Global: 2018 Global Human Capital Trends
Deloitte’s 2018 Global Human Capital Trends Report has found that almost two-thirds of companies are designing jobs to enable them to incorporate AI and robotics into operations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Turkey: Membership of the European Union
The European Commission has once more recommended that Turkey should be denied membership of the European Union on human rights grounds … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: New legislation on business pension schemes
The new German company pensions law (Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz) has removed company subsidiary liability from defined contribution schemes and made it more attractive for employers to offer this benefit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Myanmar/Burma: Pregnancy testing of female job applicants
Research carried out by the International Labour Organisation has discovered that the pregnancy testing of female job applicants has become almost the norm in the garment industry … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Philippines: Labour-only contracts
The state President Rodrigo Duterte has responded to pressures concerning “labour-only contracts” (LOCs) by drawing up an executive order … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: E-cigarettes could be banned in public spaces
An opposition member of parliament has submitted a draft amendment to the law preventing and combating tobacco consumption in public spaces – including indoor workspaces … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: New law on seasonal employment
The Swedish ‘Seasonal Employment Directive’ effective on June 1st 2018 establish a 90-day limit for third-country nationals undertaking such work … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Privacy Code repealed, what to expect with the GDPR?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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