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USA: 6% next year for Delta staff
Delta Airlines have informed flight attendants, ground workers and reservation attendants that they will receive a 6% pay rise in April next year, plus enhanced contributions to their superannuation scheme … Please login to view this content or become a …
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USA/Europe: Privacy on parade
The demise of ‘safe harbor’ as a procedure for facilitating the transmission of personal data between Europe and the USA last year was largely due to concerns about the vulnerability of such transfers to snooping by the US National Security …
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Global: It can pay to be unionised
Heralded as a victory for employers, the recent decision of a District Judge in Texas to issue a permanent injunction against a US Department of Labour (DOL) rule on fair dealing in labour relations appears so much like a backward …
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Europe: Calling time on bid rigging
European Union officials are becoming increasingly concerned about bid rigging after it was revealed that in 30% of EU governmental calls for tender received just one bid last year … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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China: Employment law update
New rules on employer labour violations will be introduced in China on January 1st 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Sweden: Work permit renewal
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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Taiwan: Complicated flu dangers
A warning has been issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Taiwan concerning the spread of severe complicated influenza (SCI) and the need for vaccinations before the onset of winter … Please login to view this content or …
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India: Rooting out tax evasion
Prime Minister Modi has banned the use of 500 and 1000 Rupee notes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Faulty 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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Jamaica: Legal complacency
According to replies sent to a UN Human Rights Committee by the Jamaican government there is no need to amend anti-discrimination laws relating to sexual orientation because “there is no legal discrimination against persons on the basis of their sexual …
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East Africa: Free movement of labour
A deal worked out by the trading block – “the “East African Community” (EAC) – to set up a free movement of labour zone has now been implemented by Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda … Please login to view this content …
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Pakistan: Weak labour organisations
A recent meeting organized by Pakistan’s Institute of Labour Education and Research has highlighted the problems facing the country’s trades unions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Biometric security data
The French data protection authority (CNIL) has issued two new types of authorizations for use by organisations which use biometric data for personnel security access purposes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Greece: Further necessary reforms
A review of the Greek bailout programme has resulted in its creditor organisations suggesting that it introduces Danish-style labour laws … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Japan: Death by overwork
The incidence of Karoshi (death by overwork) is becoming headline news in Japan, following a number of suicides and heart attacks by many talented young professionals … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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