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United Kingdom: Widening scope of “applicable law”

Employers of staff in different jurisdictions are often faced with a dilemma about what laws apply in particular cases … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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European Union: Widescale disregard for EU rules

How good are EU member states at complying with their obligations? Each Summer a report is compiled by the European Commission about compliance during the previous year – and the picture it reveals is appalling … Please login to view …

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Jamaica: Court fines to rise one-thousandfold

Since 1968, Section 29 (b) of the Jamaican Interpretation Act has set a maximum fine for any infringement of an Act of Parliament or Regulation at $1,000 (US$7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …

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Ukraine: Real wages grow – but so do arrears

Over the year to the end of May 2016 actual wages in Ukraine grew by 23 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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South Korea: Pay rises in spite of labour market woes

A recent analysis carried out by the Federation of Korean Industries has found that between 1996 and 2014 gross, average wages grew from US$30,880 to US$36,653, whilst labour productivity more than doubled … Please login to view this content or …

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India/Japan: Social security deal

Agreement has been reached between India and Japan on the mutual recognition of social security payments, with effect from October 1st 2016 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Italy: Pay on the move

After remaining static for three months, average contractual hourly wage rates in June rose by 0 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Global: Holiday updates

The European Court of Justice has issued a further ruling on the right of those taking sick leave to retain their annual four weeks holiday entitlement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Brazil: Longer maternity leave when children infected

Those giving birth to a child infected by diseases contracted from the yellow fever mosquito – including Zika virus and Chikungunya fever – are now entitled to the full 180 days entitlement to paid maternity leave allowed for in Law …

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Cyprus: Length of service key factor in equal pay

The trend in average gross earnings in Cyprus has been in decline since 2012 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Austria/Hungary: Further cracks appear in the EU structure

October 2nd will be the day when Austria’s Presidential re-run election will take place … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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India: New child labour law

The Child Labour Bill has just been passed by the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the national parliament) and has become law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Germany: Foreign supervisory authority has no status

Frankfurt’s Higher Labour Court has ruled that the dismissal of several employees by Commerzbank in Germany was not lawful, even though it was ordered by the New York State Department of Financial Services in response to a misdemeanor … Please …

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Sweden: New whistleblower law

From January 1st 2017 Sweden shall have in place a new whistleblower law … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Denmark: Action against foreign letter-box companies

A new clause has been inserted into the Danish Act on the Posting of Workers allowing the Danish Working Environment Authority to verify that any company posting employees from another EU member state to Denmark is not a “letter-box” company …

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