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Sweden: Non-compete agreement shortens protection period
A revised national collective agreement on non-compete agreements negotiated by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services is now in force … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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China: Minimum wages rise in seven administrative areas (June 2016)
Seven Chinese provinces/municipalities have just announced minimum wage increases … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Chile: Increase in spending power for manufacturing employees
Over the year to March 2016 average basic manufacturing sector earnings in Chile rose by 6 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Denmark: A popular share scheme for companies to avoid
Companies in Denmark may wish to take advantage of a new legal framework for employee share ownership that will come into effect on July 1st 2016 under s … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Jersey: Law on Age Discrimination
Age discrimination regulations will come into force in the UK’s semi-autonomous, Channel Islands bailiwick of Jersey on September 1st 2016, but subject to a two-year transition for certain provisions … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Estonia: Bid to attract foreign workers and investors
Unlike many other European countries the population of the Baltic state of Estonia has been shrinking for many years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Leave to care for sick parents
The provincial government in the central Chinese Province of Henan has approved a new regulation requiring companies to permit employees who are single offspring to take up to 20 days off work per year to care for sick parents … …
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USA: First Midwestern City passes sick-pay law
Although across the US 23 cities, five states and one county have so far passed paid sick-leave laws the City Council of Minneapolis is the first mid-western city to fall in line … Please login to view this content or …
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Oman: Extended breaks to avoid Summer heat
Temperatures in Oman during Summer months frequently rise to over 40 degrees centigrade and this year have begun to reach that level from mid May … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Kosovo: Substantial rises in state pension
The Minister for social welfare and labour, Arban Abrashi, has announced that state retirement pensions will be lifted by 33%, backdated to January 2016 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Union membership continues gradual decline
The UK The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has published statistics on trade union membership in 2015 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Philippines: Draft age discrimination law overtaken by new presidency
A draft Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act has now passed its third and final reading in the Philippines Senate … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Australia: Widening range of work/holiday visas
The Work and Holiday visa programme is an arrangement which Australia has with a number of countries around the world … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Inflationary minimum wage proposal
After lengthy consultation with both sides of Industry, the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has proposed that the national minimum wage should rise on January 1st 2017 by 11 … Please login to view this content or become …
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Brazil: Increased risks for business travellers and employees
Companies establishing operations in Brazil – or sending staff to the country on business trips this Summer – should take into account the special risks which exist there for personnel … Please login to view this content or become a …
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