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United Kingdom: Persistent poverty

Latest date from the UK’s Office for National Statistics reveals that 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Japan: Lay off pay

The Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has agreed to pay special leave allowances to employees laid off after revelations last month concerning fabrication of its fuel economy test results for several models … Please login to view this content or become a …

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Germany: First engineering pay deal

Engineering industry employers in North Rhine-Westphalia — Germany’s most populous state — have concluded a sectoral wage agreement with the IG Metall trade union … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Jamaica: Phased retirement

The Jamaican Minister of Labour and Social Security, Shahine Robinson, has announced that the government is exploring ways to encourage phased retirement programmes … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Egypt: Long working hours

Figures just issued by the government’s CAPMAS statistics agency reveal that the average weekly wage in Egypt’s private sector rose by 17 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Argentina: Runaway inflation

A report just published by UNICEF has shocked the Argentinian government by revealing that one third of its children live in poverty … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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USA: How the new Trade Secrets Act will impact upon HR

President Obama has just signed the long awaited Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) 2016 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Turkey: Privacy rights extend only to data made public

In a recent case before the Turkish Constitutional Court a claim for right of workplace email privacy was dismissed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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South Africa: Anti-trust restrictions not applicable to wage cartels

A rare challenge to the practice of wage cartels has been dismissed by the Gauteng high court in Pretoria … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: New rules for agency workers

Agreement has been reached amongst the German coalition partners on proposals for a revision of the labour leasing law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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European Union: Slow economic recovery as storm clouds continue to gather

Over the year to Q1 2016 the EU economy grew by 1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: Limits to direct subject access

A first instance court in Verona has denied access to a corporate email account by a dismissed employee who was seeking reinstatement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Tighter rules for agency workers

Agreement has been reached amongst the German coalition partners on proposals for a revision of the labour leasing law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: One third of UK population experiences poverty

UNITED KINGDOM: Latest date from the UK’s Office For National Statistics reveals that 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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United Kingdom: New approach to funding apprenticeships

From April 6th 2017, all employers operating in the UK with a total pay bill of more than 3 million pounds (4 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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