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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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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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