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Pakistan/Jordan: Operation of panchayats

Business operations by foreign companies in Pakistan may be tarnished by being associated with its appalling standards of human rights … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Vietnam: The economics of age

Many foreign companies operating in Vietnam are embarking on voluntary severance programmes to reduce their numbers of older workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Russian Federation: The ban of using VPNs

The lower house of the Duma (parliament) has approved a law being steered through the legislature by President Putin to ban the use of VPNs and any form of encryption in email communications … Please login to view this content …

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USA: Cannabis in the workplace

As New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduces his congressional bill to end the federal prohibition of cannabis it is disturbing to note that so far 29 US states have recognized the largely spurious medical use of cannabis and 8 have …

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Sri Lanka: Growing service economy

According to the Labour Force Survey, the total number of employed people in Sri Lanka in Q1 2017 was 8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: Voluntary overtime and holiday pay

The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that regular voluntary overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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South Africa: Tax proposal on foreign income

Nationals of South Africa who work as expatriates abroad could soon face the prospect of having to pay the same rate of tax as those working at home … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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India: Wages Bill

The Indian Cabinet has approved the Wages Bill … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Barbados: Increase in the National Social Responsibility Levy

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has accepted a call by the country’s Barbados Private Sector Employers Association and four major trade unions later this month to discuss the 500% increase  in the National Social Responsibility Levy that became effective on July …

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United Kingdom: Supreme Court rules employment tribunal fees unlawful

Current employment tribunal fees in respect to discrimination claims have been found, in themselves, to be indirectly discriminatory by the UK Supreme Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: Unemployment rate in Indiana has dropped 6,515 to 3% in June 2017

Unemployment rate in Indiana has dropped 6,515 to 3% in June 2017 and is below the national average (4 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: Autonomous and flexible work

A new law (No 81) has entered into force in Italy that seeks to protect non-entrepreneurial autonomous work and also encourage flexible working by “subordinate” workers (including employees) … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Irish Republic: Minimum wage is set to increase

The minimum wage is set to increase by 30 cents to €9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Hong Kong: New talks to halve mandatory provident fund

The burden of long-service and severance payments upon the Mandatory Provident Fund has been a recent concern for the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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European Union: Industrial production

Industrial production rose over the year to May 2017 in the European Union by 4% – with durable consumer goods (+6 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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