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Argentina: A decree about criminal records

Although the laws of several countries prevent employers from discovering – or seeking to discover – spent or lower level criminal convictions of job applicants it may well pose a problem if the employee has to visit countries where a …

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European Union: Call for national minimum wages

The European Parliament has voted in support of a report calling for all EU countries to have a national minimum wage, although they blocked a proposal that national minimum wages guarantee at least 60% of the median income in each …

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Europe: “Alliance du Routier” (road transport alliance)

Nine European Countries have a formed an “Alliance du Routier” (road transport alliance) in order to combat “social dumping” practices involving lorry drivers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Singapore: Appointment of board members

Those companies operating with senior foreign personnel possessing an employment pass should take care when appointing such employees from one of their group entities to sit on the board of another group entity … Please login to view this content …

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Switzerland/Croatia: Partial widening of access

The EU/Swiss protocol on free movement of persons has now been extended by Switzerland to citizens of Croatia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Chile: Reaction to pay freeze

The Chilean mining industry faces significant disruption over coming weeks because of a strike by workers at Escondida Copper – the world’s largest copper mine operated by BHP Billiton Ltd … Please login to view this content or become a …

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EU/Georgia: New Visa waiver

The European Parliament has approved a visa waiver resolution for citizens of Georgia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Sweden: Gender quota dropped

A committee charged with examining the introduction of mandatory gender quotas on company boards has decided to not pursue the matter any further … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Saudi Arabia: New hiring procedure

Job vacancies must now be advertised on a government website in Saudi Arabia – Taqaat – for 45 days before an employer can proceed to hire a foreigner … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Global: Tackling sickness fraud

There are frequent articles in the HR press about how to deal with sickness absence and most of the remedies are either self-evident or verging on the draconian … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Sweden: More jobs, but not for the young

Although the number of employees grew by 66,000 in Sweden over the year to December 2016  unemployment for those aged 15-24 year – who were available for work – remained high, at 18 … Please login to view this content …

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Hong Kong: Indian visitors must pre-register

All Indian nationals visiting Hong Kong must now pre-register online before departing for Hong Kong … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Guatemala: Gate opens to part-time contracts

An article in Guatemala’s constitution currently states that if an employer hires a worker for less than “established working days” they will be entitled to being paid for the entire week … Please login to view this content or become …

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USA: Fines for whistleblower bans

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing to pursue employers that tie whistleblower restriction clauses to severance payments … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: On-call whilst taking breaks

In a recent class action by security guards, The California Supreme Court has banned employers of non-exempt workers from requiring them to be on-call whilst taking their mandatory ten-minute rest breaks every four hours (Augustus v … Please login to …

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