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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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Saudi Arabia: Costly visas
The middle-east Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently unveiled a raft of fee rises for travel visas … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Oman: Deskilling of expats
Statistics published by Oman’s National Centre for Statistics and Information reveal that in spite of an increase of 110,000 expatriate workers during the first six months of this year the number of highly qualified workers declined by almost 2,000 … …
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New Zealand: Seasonal lockout
In a recent landmark case, the New Zealand Court of Appeal has ratified an employment court decision concerning a five-month lockout of workers employed by the meat processing company Affco … Please login to view this content or become a …
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New Zealand: No visa on entry
All South African travelers heading for New Zealand will need to obtain prior visitor visas from the November 21st this year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nepal: No work, no pay
The Industrial Enterprises Bill has been approved by Nepal’s parliament and is awaiting Presidential ratification … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Brazil: Thank the banks
There seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel for the banking sector in Brazil because of a strike being held now for over a month … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Argentina: Big mac no deal
A national Labour Appeals Court in Argentina has annulled an agreement between the Labour Ministry and the McDonalds fast food company … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Lawyer fees hit premiums
Following several high profile Supreme Court cases in Florida, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has agreed that worker compensation insurance may rise on December 1st by 14 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Taiwan: Falling regular wage element
Average annual per capita remuneration – such as regular and non-regular wages, severance pay, overtime pay, and bonuses – in Taiwan’s industrial and service sector stood at NT$675,000 (US$20,990) in 2015 … Please login to view this content or become …
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