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Canada: Suncor wins ruling on random drug testing
Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the major company Suncor Energy could lawfully carry our random drug and alcohol testing in safety-sensitive jobs … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: E-Privacy
It should be noted that the European Union’s Article 29 working Group is currently taking a particular interest in the emergence of new technological workplace aids – such as the use of wearables and the wider use of social media …
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United Kingdom: Filling the void
The government is busy seeking alternative markets for UK goods and services to fill the gap that will be left by Brexit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Employment survey
Between Q2 2016 and Q2 2017 employment in Austria grew by 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: New minimum wage for the security sector
The new minimum wage for the security sector became effective this month, with rates rising by 6 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Belgium: Protection for whistleblowers
An amendment to the 2002 Act on the supervision of the financial sector and financial services entered into force on the 21st of August … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Male maternity rights
Up to now there has been no statutory requirement for initial enhanced maternity pay to be transferred to the shared parental leave period if the father takes over childcare responsibilities following the birth … Please login to view this content …
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Global: Accountancy firm hit by cyber attack
The UK’s Guardian newspaper has uncovered that unauthorised access has been gained to client emails on Deloitte’s Azure cloud service, which was provided by Microsoft … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Reforms to the Labour Code
The Macron reforms to the Labour Code were published in the official journal on September 23rd … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Family responsibility leave
A proposal is currently before the National Assembly (NA) which would replace the initial use of family responsibility leave, particularly in the context of adoption and taking charge of a surrogate child … Please login to view this content or …
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Australia: Labour hire licensing
Several states and territories are in the process of introducing laws to require the licensing of labour hire agencies in order to prevent contractual entrapment, poor pay and working conditions brought about by triangular deployment arrangements such as those commonly …
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China: Regional international talent competitiveness
According to a recent report on regional international talent competitiveness, in 2015, only 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: Graft scandal
A major scandal in South Africa has emerged concerning the state President Jacob Zuma, a leading business family and KPMG … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Paid paternity leave
From January 1st 2018 paid paternity leave on the birth of a child will increase for all fathers from 2 to 4 days … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Maternity leave
From January 1st 2018 employees on maternity leave in Germany will have the right to extend their leave to 12 weeks after the birth if their child is born with a disability … Please login to view this content or …
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