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Angola: Foreign workers can be paid in foreign currency
The Angolan President has signed a new decree allowing employers the option of paying non-resident workers in any currency they choose … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South East Asia: Employment of disabled people in Vietnam
A meeting APEC member countries has just taken place in Hà Nội, Vietnam to discuss the employment of disabled people in the region … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Bridging the legal chasm
It is often assumed that the law covers all areas of human activity and that, with a little research, it is possible to uncover a statute, regulation, court ruling – or at least a constitutional clause – that will lay …
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Brazil: Troubled world of work
Latest figures from Brazil’s national statistics institute reveal that in 2015, a total of 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: Posting of workers for the delivery of transnational services
The new law (16/2017) on the “posting of workers for the delivery of transnational services” will come into force on May 20th 2017. This requires foreign employers to notify the Romanian Labour inspectorate (Inspectia Muncii) one business
South Korea: The election
The election of Moon Jae-in as President ushers in a new era of liberal politics in South Korea, just as threats from the north grow over the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile defence system … Please login to view this …
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South Korea: Policy change in prospect
The election of Moon Jae-in as President ushers in a new era of liberal politics in South Korea, just as threats from the north grow over the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile defence system. Moon promised to root out the
Germany: Tesla Grhmann Automation
The company Grohmann Engineering was taken over by the US automaker Tesla last Autumn and renamed Tesla Grhmann Automation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Peer pressure
The online retailer Amazon has come up with a novel way to encourage their German workforce to turn up to work – peer pressure … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Smoking whilst driving
One place where privacy would seem to be sacrosanct is your own private car. But smoking bans in private vehicles are becoming more prevalent across the world. So far only Mauritius applies a general smoking ban to private vehicles. All
Italy: A Bill liberalizing the Italian market
A Bill liberalizing the Italian market in a fundamental way has passed through the Italian Senate and must now complete its second reading in the Chamber of Deputies before becoming law … Please login to view this content or become …
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European Union: Temporary work contracts
Major changes are sweeping the European Union’s labour market – and probably the area of greatest concern to lawmakers is temporary employment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kurdistan (Iraq): Regional income tax
A 5% regional income tax is now payable by employees in the private sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Saudi Arabia: Allowing women to perform certain public duties
King Salman has signed a Royal Decree allowing women to perform certain – as yet unspecified – public duties without permission from a male relative … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mexico: Audi’s labour dispute
Audi’s new plant in San Jose Chiapa has now been in operation for seven months … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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