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Czech Republic: New system for visa appointment registration

On December 1st 2017 a new system for visa appointment registration will go live … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Europe: Geographical concentration of skills

The geographical concentration of skills is key to economic development and latest figures from Eurostat illustrate this … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Angola: Operating in Angola

Operating in Angola remains highly problematic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Albania: Companies’ debts

Albanian companies currently owe the government 900m euros (US$1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Global: World Bank’s “Doing Business” report

The World Bank’s latest annual report on “Doing Business” has just been published … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Morocco: Legislation to protect women

Parliament is again considering legislation to protect women in public places … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Annual Section 54 statements

Although not mandatory, the UK government is taking concerted steps to encourage all employers to issue annual Section 54 statements under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Bloomberg Law’s Labor & Employment Practice Benchmarks Report

According to Bloomberg’s second annual ‘Labor and Employment Practice Benchmarks Report’, 53% of all claims are settled pre-judgment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Paid leave

The latest Kaiser/HRET Employer Health
Benefits Survey reveals that one third of companies offer paid maternity leave and 17% paid paternity leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Iceland: Gender pay gap and median income

The gender private sector pay gap last year was 18 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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South Korea: Minimum wage

Next year the country’s minimum wage is set to increase by 16 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Comparative pay data

From January 1st 2018 any employee working for a company with 200+ employees will have the right to request comparative pay data … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.7%

The IMF has reduced the 2017/18 growth forecast from 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Turkey: Supreme Court rules on monitoring of employee WhatsApp conversations

The Supreme Court has reversed the decision of a lower court by declaring that an employee was wrongly dismissed because their employer had gained access to the nature of WhatsApp conversations complaining about the company … Please login to view …

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USA: Tax reform package

A radical tax reform package has been revealed by the Republican administration that would reduce personal tax brackets from seven to four (12%, 25%, 35% and 39 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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