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Georgia: New state constitution
Giorgi Margvelashvili, the President of Georgia has reluctantly signed the new state constitution … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Singapore: Return To Work (RTW) programme
Under the recently launched Return To Work (RTW) programme, grants now exist to support companies that participate in the programme to help injured workers recover and get back to work … Please login to view this content or become a …
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New Zealand: Work-related, serious non-fatal injuries
Latest provisional 2016 data shows that the rate of work-related, serious non-fatal injuries fell to 14 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Qatar: 36 bilateral agreements signed to provide legal protection to workers
The government of Qatar has now signed 36 bilateral agreements with countries from which it draws most of its two- million-strong foreign workforce – undertaking to provide legal protection to workers … Please login to view this content or become …
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Argentina: Taxes cut
Following success at the mid-term elections the government has launched outline plans to cut taxes over the next five years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malaysia: Paid maternity leave
Prime Minister Najib Razak is planning to give all women in the private sector the right to 90 days paid maternity leave – to bring them into line with the public sector (where total leave for all births is capped …
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Bulgaria: Medical help
If an expatriate or foreign business visitor becomes unwell in Bulgaria and requires an English speaking doctor or has to be admitted to hospital then they will find this guidance very useful … Please login to view this content or …
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Japan/France: Inheritance tax
The level of inheritance tax has long been a huge disincentive for expatriates to take longer-term assignments in France, especially if they cohabit but are unmarried as their partner will be taxed at 60% on their property assets … Please …
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India: Bonded labour
The Tamil Nadu government is undertaking a study to determine the extent of bonded labour in the state … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Employee restrictive covenants
The Federal court for the Northern District of Illinois has refused to apply the traditional “bright line” rule for adequacy of consideration of employee restrictive covenants … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Referendum on paternity leave
A date has yet to be set for a Swiss referendum on paternity leave – following the securing of the necessary 100,000 signatures for the vote to go ahead … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Global: Sean Parker says Facebook ‘exploits’ human psychology
In a recent interview Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, has admitted that, from the outset, social media exploited a vulnerability in human psychology … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Pacific: TPP
The 11 countries remaining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership have expressed a determination to press ahead with the formation of a free trade area, in spite of the departure of the USA … Please login to view this content or become …
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Brazil: Labour Reform Law
The Labour Reform Law (13,429/2017) came into effect on the 11th of November 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill
The Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017 is currently at the Report Stage of the legislative process … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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