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Poland: Improvements for store workers
The Supermarket chain Lidl has announced further expansion this year and, with it, salary increases averaging 9% on March 1st … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Guam: Minimum wage hike blocked
The Governor of the US island territory of Guam has decided to block a proposed 95 cent increase in the minimum wage this May, bringing it to US$9 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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United Kingdom: Trade union reforms continue
Secondary legislation under the Trade Union Act 2016 is expected to gain parliamentary approval this year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Malaysia: Regularising illegal workers
Employers who have undocumented employees may now apply for them to be given temporary visas without facing the threat of prosecution for hiring such workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Changed key immigration form
According to the law firm Duane Morris, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service has issued a new I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification form … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: New driving restriction
Company vehicle users should note that all vehicles driven into central Paris between the hours of 8am to 8pm on Monday to Friday now have to display a special ‘pollution sticker’ … Please login to view this content or become …
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Tunisia: Relaxation of staff transfer rules
The new investment code now allows foreign companies to transfer from abroad up to 30% of all managers for the first three years and 10% thereafter … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Minimum wage hikes planned in Quebec for 2017
The statutory minimum wage will rise in Quebec on May 1st 2017 by 50 cents to $11 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: How much inequality?
Income inequality is well known to be a growing problem, but can we believe all the figures? The leading charity Oxfam has just published a report stating that the world’s eight richest men own half of all global wealth … …
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United Kingdom: Immigration reforms
From April 3rd 2017 level-two employees seconded to the UK via an intra-company transfer will be required to pay the immigration health surcharge … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Costs of nature
Employee timekeeping and absenteeism because of natural hazards and disasters could worsen this year following one of the worst years in recent history during 2016 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: No prospectus required for share schemes
Final agreement has been reached on the EU Prospectus Regulation by all EU institutions and now awaits to be “rubber stamped” by the European Parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Salary sacrifice rules change
Companies operating salary sacrifice schemes in the UK need to review them during the next three months because of revised HMRC rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Fraud – keeping disclosures internal
What used to be a moral act is gradually turning into a bounty hunt as whistleblowers are discovering that not only can they claim legal protection for their actions, but also be substantially rewarded by regulatory bodies … Please login …
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Global: People-free workplace a reality
Unemployment in many advanced and developing economies is becoming increasingly a problem, particularly for young workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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