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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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European Court of Justice: Religious faith
The ECJ has ruled that the catholic church in Germany would infringe the Equality Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) banning discrimination on religious grounds, if it continued to require employees to hold a religious faith … Please login to view this content …
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USA: Criminal record
Recent out of court settlements – such as that negotiated under a threatened class action against the leading US retailer Target – underline the dangers of both criminal record check screening policies and their alternatives … Please login to view …
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Bulgaria: No more requirement for employers to prepare and submit an annual health and safety report
There is no longer a regular requirement for employers to prepare and submit an annual health and safety report … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: New bill would give people in New York City the right to disconnect after work
The right to turn off mobiles and ignore non-emergency company communications outside working hours is currently being considered by legislators in New York State … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Businessman fined for mistreating staff
The operator of a former BP2Go branded petroleum service outlet has been fined $120,000 (US$87,000) and is required to pay $132,000 (US$95,000) in arears to two employees after it was found that they were unlawfully exploiting immigrant workers … Please …
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USA: Federal judge rules that Uber drivers are not employees
The growth of the gig economy has been given a significant judicial boost by a decision of a 3rd Circuit federal U … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Bill on Gender Parity and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace proposed
A Bill on Gender Parity and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace amending the current Labour Contract Law was proposed on March 13, 2018 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Supreme Court orders Mobil to reinstate, pay 860 sacked employees
The Supreme Court has upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling against the oil company Mobil concerning the dismissal of 860 security workers – but 18 years after the dismissal took place … Please login to view this content or …
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