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Kuwait: Keeping family members out
Following further restrictions on workers from Bangladesh reported by us last month, Kuwait’s Ministry of the Interior has now imposed tighter and more comprehensive restrictions on family reunification for low paid workers … Please login to view this content or …
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Slovak Republic: Significant hike
The Statutory minimum wage will rise in Slovakia on January 1st 2017 from €405 (US$ 446) and will be raised to €435 (US$ 479) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Iran: Second class citizens
It does not require a formal law in Iran to establish a probation that the police will enforce … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Merged facilities
Employers in California may be under some pressure to introduce gender-neutral “bathrooms” (toilets) following new legislation concerning public facilities … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Montenegro: Wages rise whilst unemployment high
Over the year to August 2016 average gross earnings in this small Balkan state rose by 5 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Exploiting a loophole
Concern is growing in the German government about the number of company takeovers that are in the pipeline concerning Chinese enterprises, many of whom are state owned, or partly state-owned … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Germany: Fears over class actions
Class action lawsuits are not currently permitted under German law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkmenistan: One person state
Companies operating in Turkmenistan should be aware that it has now, like the DR Congo, become a dictatorship and therefore not a good environment for free enterprise … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Rwanda: Few jobs for graduates
The development of the Rwandan economy is reaching a turning point as more than 50% of jobs are now in the non-farm sector … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Romania: Easing ICTs
Companies wishing to transfer management staff and highly qualified specialists to work in Romania may now take advantage of a new permit allowing transfers for up to three years – or up to one year for trainees … Please login …
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Italy: Service sector executive deal
Following a national collective agreement for executives (“Dirigenti” and “Quadri”) in the Industrial sector in 2015, a new agreement covering executives in the tertiary, distribution and services sector was agreed this Summer and has just come fully into force … …
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Romania: Encouraging geographical mobility
An emergency ordinance comes into force on December 1st 2016 aimed at increasing the flexibility and encouraging the perseverance of job hunters in Romania … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Spain: Severance pay for fixed-term jobs
The right of temporary workers to receive severance payments has always been a cloudy issue … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Race gap
The Governor of the State of California, Jerry Brown, has signed a bill extending the state’s equal pay protection law to race as well as genger, with effect from 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a …
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United Kingdom: Atypical review
The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has set up an official review of self-employment, atypical work, zero hours and flexible working practices … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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