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Global: Study of healthcare access and quality
A recent article in the medical journal “the Lancet” provides the results from a 25-year study of healthcare access and quality around the world … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Ukraine: New regulation on labour inspection
A new regulation on labour inspection has just come into force in Ukraine … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Shell to offer at least 16 weeks maternity leave
The energy company Royal Dutch Shell has decided to introduce a worldwide minimum standard of 16 weeks paid maternity leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Azerbaijan: Amendments to the Labour Code
The Azerbaijan parliament has recently been considering a number of amendments to the Labour Code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Norway: Labour disputes
56% of all working days lost due to labour disputes in Norway last year took place in the restaurants and hotels sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Montenegro: Gross average monthly earnings for March 2017
Gross average monthly earnings in March 2017 stood at 762 euros … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Slovenia: Average gross monthly earnings over the year to March 2017
Average gross monthly earnings in the private sector grew over the year to March 2017 by 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Circumvention comes at a cost
Although not the subject of any appeal – and therefore formally case law – a number of UK employment tribunal cases in the last few years (Bugden & Others v London Borough of Bromley (2014) and Dunkley and others v …
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USA: To hire a foreign worker on a permanent basis
When an American employer wishes to hire a foreign worker on a permanent basis then they must embark on the long process of obtaining a green card for the worker … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Australia: New visa regime
As announced in a previous newswire, the old 457 immigration programme will be replaced by several new visa categories under the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) scheme … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: End to backdated sicknotes
Backdated sick leave notes covering up to three consecutive days will no longer be allowed in Dubai, which means leave will only be issued from the day employees visit a medical centre … Please login to view this content or …
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Russian Federation: Contractual aspects governed by the Civil Code
The Russian Supreme Court has clarified several important contractual aspects governed by the Civil Code … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Oman: Labour infringements
Almost 400 arrests and deportations due to labour infringements took place in Oman during the 1st week of May 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bangladesh: Review of labour and judicial systems
The government is currently undertaking a major review of its labour and judicial systems … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Taiwan: Overtime trends
The Labour Department of Taipei City government has recently issued their second annual report based on a programme of inspections in the city’s finance sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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