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India: DGCA plans to double notice period of pilots

India is the only country in the world where the civil aviation authority sets the specific terms and conditions for commercial airline flight crews … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Finland: Employers’ Healthcare Obligation Extended

The Finnish Occupational Health Care Act (1383/2001) has been amended and the changes are now fully in force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Finland: Family leave allowance and paid annual holiday entitlements

A new family leave allowance is now available to employers from the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (‘Kela’) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Slovak Republic: Amendments to New EU Intra-Corporate Transfer Permit

New rules have been introduced to assist multinational companies undertake intra-company transfers (ICT) of non-EEA nationals … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Ghana: Recruitment to work in Gulf States suspended

Following many reports of unfair treatment, the government has placed a temporary ban on all employment agencies from recruiting Ghanaians to work in foreign countries.

Montenegro: Average gross monthly earnings for April 2017

In April 2017, average gross monthly earnings in Montenegro were 769 euros ($US865), whilst average net earnings without tax and social security contributions were 512 euros ($US576) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …

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Latvia: Average gross monthly pay – Q1 2017

Average gross monthly private-sector pay rose over the year to Q1 2017 by 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Finland: Gross monthly regular pay

Over the year to Q1 2017, gross monthly regular pay rose by 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: Regeneration of trade unions

Recent dismissals and retrenchments (redundancies) in India’s IT service sector has led to the growth of specialist sector unions such as the ‘Forum for IT Employees’ and the ‘New Democratic Labour Front’ … Please login to view this content or …

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Norway: Tougher Sanctions from labor inspectorate

If a company has its operations stopped by Norway’s Labour Inspectorate because if an imminent danger to life and health a substantial fee for breach is now payable … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Estonia: The rise in pay continued to decelerate

During the first quarter of 2017 average monthly gross pay stood at 1,153 euros ($US 1,297) and the average hourly pay at 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Czech Republic: Median pay in Q1 2017

Over the year to Q1 2017, the median monthly pay level increased 5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Spain: Work hour recordkeeping requirements reduced

Although the National Court (Audiencia Nacional) decided in 2015 that employers are obliged to record the daily work of all of their employees, the Supreme Court has recently ruled that employers are now only required to keep records of overtime …

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Nigeria: Three Executive orders to ease business operations

In order to speed up business dynamics in the Acting Nigerian President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has signed three executive orders … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Japan: Passport rules on maiden names to ease for married women

It has long been a problem for married Japanese women who wish to carry on using their maiden name for professional purposes, in spite of the Civil Code obligation to adopt the husband’s family name … Please login to view …

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