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Cyprus: National health service
Following extensive discussions over the past 16 years, the Cyprus House of Representatives has finally voted for activation of an amended General Health Scheme Law (Law 74(I)/2017) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Russian Federation: Distant consequences
A trade embargo against Russia already in place since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 has now been further reinforced by a new set of sanctions agreed by the US President … Please login to view this content or become …
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Slovak Republic: Implausible outcomes
Economists are struggling to work out what is happening to the EU’s eastern member states … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Lawsuit against wrong personal information
An unemployed man has finally won his part of a class action claim against a consumer profiling agency … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Do minimum wages matter?
It is often claimed that the introduction of minimum wages and any increases beyond the general level of consumer price inflation can have a significant detrimental effect on jobs and contribute to the inflation of higher wage and salary rates …
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Japan: Budget for 2018
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has put forward a budget for 2018 totaling 31 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Denmark: Tax scheme for highly skilled foreign workers
The Danish government has decided to extend from 5 to 7 years the period during which a highly skilled foreign workers can pay reduced tax under the “Research Tax Scheme” … Please login to view this content or become a …
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China: The uptake of labour displacing technologies
The uptake of labour displacing technologies is now well advanced in South Korea, Singapore, Japan and Germany – where there are more than 300 multipurpose industrial robots (MIR) per 10,000 manufacturing employees … Please login to view this content or …
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Croatia: Average gross monthly earnings in June 2017
In June 2017 average gross monthly earnings in the Republic of Croatia were 8082 kuna (US$1,286) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Africa: A three-year wage deal for engineering workers
The South African trade union Solidarity and four other unions have agreed a three-year wage deal with the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa covering engineering workers across the country … Please login to view this content or …
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United Kingdom: The impact of Brexit
Yet more evidence has emerged in the last week about the impact of Brexit on the UK economy … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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New Zealand: Pay defines skill
The heavily revised skilled migrant system agreed earlier this year has now come into operation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cambodia: Minimum wage to be increased
The Labour Ministry has announced that a new law will be introduced by the end of this year to establish a comprehensive minimum wage covering all sectors of the economy … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Russia: Impact of automation on jobs
The Russian government is one of the few around the world to be openly addressing the impact of automation on jobs … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: National minimum wage will increase
The national minimum wage will increase next January by 10 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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