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USA: Employee or not
The law around employment status is gradually becoming clearer, although – in many States – there is a long way to go … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Relaxation of visa requirements for nationals of 5 central asian countries
Measures to relax the visa requirements for nationals of five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have just come into force … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Extensive criminal and civil penalties
Extensive criminal and civil penalties exist in Russia for individuals who seek to bribe officials or adopt any other corrupt practices … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Argentina: Visa-free
A government resolution (137-E/2017) has been issued allowing visa-free business travel for nationals of countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UAE … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Sweden: Faster processing for work and residence permit applications
Until recently work and residence permits could take up to seven months to process … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bulgaria: Labour shortage
The Ministry of Tourism has reported an estimated shortage of approximately 20,000 seasonal workers, to cover for the expected increased tourism this summer … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Employees on probation can’t be fired arbitrarily
In British Columbia, The Employment Standards Act goes beyond common law dismissal rights so that an employee on probation cannot be dismissed without notice after they have completed three months service, even if this is permitted by their individual contract …
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India: Cutting employee benefit costs
The indian government is trying to ease the burden on employers and make the country a more attractive place to invest … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Pakistan: Increased penalties for fast-breakers
Although business travel to Pakistan is generally unsafe at the best of times it could soon become even more precarious for the unwitting foreigner … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Sickpay
The Swedish Social Affairs Ministry has announced that from January 1st 2019 sickpay in Sweden will be paid by employers from the first day of absence … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Greater police workplace powers
Sweden’s Justice Ministry is clamping down further on the employment of illegal foreign workers by giving additional powers to the police to undertake random raids on workplaces … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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France: Government fee to be required for posted workers
Since 2016, if you send any employee to France (even from another EU state) and the employee remains on the home payroll, then you have been required to first check to see if their home country has a social security …
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Sri Lanka: Economic renaissance
Sri-Lanka’s economy has long depended on remittances from its diaspora working in mainly unskilled and semi-skilled jobs around the world … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Namibia: Twin track economy
Namibia’s economy expanded by only 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Plans to Raise Minimum Wage by 11 Percent
The Czech Prime Minister has revealed that he plans to increase the national gross minimum wage on January 1st2018 by 11% to 12,200 crowns ($US510) a month … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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