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United Kingdom: Review of the Corporate Governance Code

The Financial Reporting Council has announced that it will be undertaking a review of the Corporate Governance Code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Sweden: Postal operator PostNord

Trade unions are pressing the postal operator PostNord to return SEK1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Switzerland: One in three Swiss uncomfortable with outsiders

A survey by the Swiss statistics office has found that 16% of citizens felt threatened by being in the presence of foreigners … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Gender pay differentials

According to the Chartered Management Institute only 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Lufthansa, VC pilot union reach long-term agreement

An agreement has finally been reached between the airline Lufthansa and its 5,400 pilots … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Healthcare system

In a surprise decision, the Trump administration has scrapped vital federal subsidies underpinning the current healthcare system … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Brexit vote creates surge in EU citizenship applications

There has been a surge of applications from UK citizens to become citizens of other EU states since the Brexit vote … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Funds set aside

The government has confirmed that it has set aside funds in case it will leave the European Union on March 29th 2019 without a deal … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Finland: Negotiations over paper industry collective labour agreement

A deadlock exists in pay negotiations between the Finnish Forest Industries organisation and the Finnish Paper Workers’ Union … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Croatia: Agrokor’s founder

The owner of Croatia’s largest private company – Agrokor – has escaped to the UK following the discovery by auditors PWC that there were serious irregularities in accounts approved by another audit firm … Please login to view this content …

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Malaysia: Insurance obligation

A Bill is before parliament that will introduce a compulsory private sector entrenchment insurance obligation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Kazakhstan: Encouragement to entrepreneurial activity

The government is searching for new ways to encourage entrepreneurial activity in a risk-aversive and hitherto bureaucratically controlled populace … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Tax plans

The federal government has fleshed out its tax plans … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: UPS starting negotiations on massive Teamsters contracts

The private carrier UPS has started negotiations with the IBT (Teamsters) union over changes due next July for 250,000 US employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Irish Republic: One-parent family payment

An independent government-commissioned report has found that reforms of the notorious one-parent family payment have driven half of recipients back into the job market, but left half at greater risk of poverty … Please login to view this content or …

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