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Greece: Crossing the border
An exodus of 17,000 Greek companies has been taking place for the last five years to establish themselves across the border in Bulgaria … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Denial of previous salary data
A new executive equal pay order has been approved by the New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, preventing any city official, or their agents, from asking about previous salary when hiring staff … Please login to view this content …
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OECD: Blocking all exits
In an attempt to prevent multinational companies shifting their tax base to avoid high tax regimes the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been busy developing an international Convention that can be automatically inserted into the more than …
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Guyana: 26% rise in minimum wage (2017)
The government of the South-American state of Guyana has announced that the private sector minimum wage will rise on January 1st 2017 by 26% to GUY$255 ($US 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Estonia: Major jump in real earnings
Over the year to Q3 2016 average gross monthly wages and salaries rose in Estonia by 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Brazil: 5% deal leaves main plant in the cold
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA has revealed to the press agency Reuters that trade unions representing workers at most of its operations across the country have now accepted a deal worth 5% on base pay, plus a 4,000 reais …
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Australia: Status of delivery workers
A test case is going to an Australian court soon to determine if motor cycle couriers for the fast growing food delivery services Foodora and Deliveroo are employees or independent contractors … Please login to view this content or become …
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USA: Rejection of ground-breaking deal
Workers at the General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville have rejected a four-year pay and benefits deal concluded by their IUE-CWA Local 83761 union and new Chinese owners, Haier Group … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: Executive pay rules to get stiffer
If Brexit was not a sufficient inducement for UK-owned companies to go offshore, the British Prime Minister has now announced that all publically quoted companies could soon face additional corporate transparency and employee participation rules … Please login to view …
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Singapore: Flexible benefits aid retention
Employers in Singapore are introducing more family-friendly employment terms, especially flexible work arrangements … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Safe Society league table
Although employers have a limited duty of care outside the workplace, the incidence of serious crimes such as homicide and rape can have an impact on the workplace and particularly the precautions that need to be taken when employees are …
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USA: Overtime threshold change blocked
A Federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary national injunction suspending a regulation issued by the US Department of Labour that doubled (to $47,476) the salary threshold under which workers receive time-and-a-half pay whenever they work more than 40 …
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Australia: Wage pressures hit key sectors
Wage growth in Australia is now at its lowest level on record and in certain sectors such as mining and offshore oil production there is a drive to push down labour costs in order that existing operations can remain viable …
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USA: background checks
Conducting a background check may be a routine HR policy for many companies, yet in some occasions it entails potential exposure to litigation … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Immigration review
The Swedish government has set up a special enquiry to examine the way that the renewal of work permits is handled … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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