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China: Most rates remain unaltered
According to the data from the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), only nine of China’s 31 provincial-level regions have raised minimum wage rates this year … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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United Kingdom: Tax discrimination for being foreign
The UK tax authorities – HMRC – has issued a consultation paper about how they wish to handle “offshore structures” that may, or may not, seek to evade UK tax … Please login to view this content or become a …
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South Africa: Parental and adoptive leave
The Labour Law Amendment Bill is just passing through its committee stage in the national parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Loss of basic freedoms
The Polish government faces calls from many MEPs to suspend its EU voting rights over concerns about its poor regard for fundamental rights and “the rule of law” … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Italy: Outsourcing call-centres
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Italian companies to outsource work to call centres outside the EU … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Integration law
A new integration law has been passed by the Bavarian parliament aimed at dealing with the large influx of immigrants into the state … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Limiting benefits
The European Commission is looking at how individual EU member states can be allowed to limit unemployment and other social security benefits for workers from other member states in order to combat “benefits tourism” … Please login to view this …
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Belgium: Low employment rate for immigrants
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just completed a review of the Belgian economy and has recommended that the government resolve low employment rates amongst immigrants as “only about half of non-EU immigrants aged 25–55 are employed, compared to over …
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Russia: Future minimum wage
The Russian Duma (lower house of Parliament) has voted to increase the Federal minimum monthly wage next July by 4% to 7,800 rubles ($US 125) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: The impact of remote working
According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) 61% of German companies offer appropriate staff mobile working options by issuing portable devices such as mobiles or tablets … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Belgium: Sweeping legal reforms in prospect
A wide range of employment reforms are currently being debated by the Belgian parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Finland: Nondiscrimination plans
From January 1st 2017 companies employing 30 or more workers in Finland must develop nondiscrimination plans that seek to prevent discrimination across a wide range of distinguishing criteria (Nondiscrimination Act (1325/2014): S7) … Please login to view this content or …
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Europe: One Step to Armageddon
In what is being termed ‘Luxury Armageddon’, prestige brands such as Prada and Ralph Lauren – and even Chanel – are all suffering from reduced business … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: An unlikely tax haven
One of the ironies of Brexit is that it may be driving some companies to establish operations in the UK in order to avoid the hostile approach of the EU to tax deals done between companies and individual country governments …
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Canada: Legalising marijuana
Back in medieval Europe people drank beer and other alcoholic beverages all day because water in many towns was undrinkable … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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