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European Union: Guidelines on consent and guidelines on transparency
There can be few greater nightmares facing European companies than the GDPR … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Changes made to federal maternity insurance system
Changes have just been made to the federal maternity insurance system to allow for women who have premature births … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: The second 2017 finance act
The second 2017 Finance Act has now received royal assent … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: “Travail Suisse” is pressing for rise in wage growth
The trade union group “Travail Suisse” is pressing for a significant rise in wage growth next year from the 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Panama: No agreement has yet been reached on the structure or level of minimum rates
Although a special minimum wage commission was established this Summer no agreement has yet been reached on the structure or level of minimum rates – in spite of a three-day meeting between December 12th and 15th … Please login to …
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Mexico: New national minimum wage for 2018
The new national minimum wage will be 88 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Employers in Ontario will have to offer paid vacation
It is now only a few days to go before employers in Ontario will have to offer at least three weeks paid vacation each year to those with five or more years of service … Please login to view this …
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UAE: January 1st 2018 is a public holiday in the private sector
January 1st 2018 has just been officially declared a public holiday in the private sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kenya: Public holidays amended
The High Court has ruled that the removal in 2010 of Moi day, celebrated as a non-working public holiday on October 10th, was unlawful … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kuwait: Equal treatment for men and women in military service
Employers may soon need to accommodate time-out for female conscription as well as conscription for young men … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Expansion of auto-enrolment
The UK government is actively exploring the reduction of the mandatory auto-enrolment age from 22 to 18 years – provided the employee earns over £10,000 (US$13,321) a year … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Global: Recent serious fraud office investigations
A number of major companies such as Airbus, Rio Tinto Mining Group, Amec Foster Wheeler and British American Tobacco have found themselves the subjects of UK Serious Fraud Office investigations during the last six months … Please login to view …
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Ukraine: Public holidays amended
The Ukranian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) has voted to make December 25th an official public holiday and remove May 2nd from the calendar of public holidays during the year … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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India: “SHe-Box” online complaint mechanism
A new government internet portal (http://www … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Flexible work arrangements standard agreed
A new flexible work arrangements standard agreed by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), employers and trade unions now offers workers a range of flexi-work options … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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