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Finland: Future redundancies
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK collates regular data on statutory notifications being given to employees ahead of collective redundancies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Past convictions
The Governor of the State of California signed a new bill with effect as of January 1st 2017, that no longer allows employers to enquire about current or future employees’ juvenile convictions … Please login to view this content or …
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Sweden/Denmark: Border control dispute
The Southern Swedish Chamber of Commerce has appointed lawyers to pursue a 2 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Qatar: New disputes mechanism
The establishment of a Labour Resolution Committee has been proposed by Qatar’s Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Supply chain secrets
Attempts by many governments in advanced economies to stamp out slavery in supply chains have largely been ineffective … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Higher paid to lose out
Higher paid Americans will have to pay significantly more in payroll taxes next year due to an $8,700 rise in the upper limit on social security charges … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Kuwait: Keeping family members out
Following further restrictions on workers from Bangladesh reported by us last month, Kuwait’s Ministry of the Interior has now imposed tighter and more comprehensive restrictions on family reunification for low paid workers … Please login to view this content or …
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Slovak Republic: Significant hike
The Statutory minimum wage will rise in Slovakia on January 1st 2017 from €405 (US$ 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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