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New Zealand: Union rights

The stringent nature of labour relations laws in New Zealand were recently illustrated by a fine imposed upon a meat company for reprimanding workers that were distributing union literature in the workplace … Please login to view this content or …

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Italy: Subject access denied

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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Irish Republic: Working from home

A recent survey report (the Regional Business Barometer Study 2016) reveals how rapidly cloud-based systems are transforming the employment market in Ireland, particularly for smaller companies … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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France: Right to disconnect

The controversial labour reforms currently being debated in the French National Assembly include a ‘right to disconnect’ … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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China: Transgender rights

A labour arbitration panel in Guizhou, China has dismissed a sex discrimination claim by a former transgender employee on the grounds that there was no evidence they had been dismissed because of their sexual orientation … Please login to view …

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Canada: Temporary foreign workers

In Ottowa a specialist federal government committee on human resources, skills and social development has just begun a review of the temporary foreign worker (TFW) programme … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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Australia: Youth employment programme

The government’s new PaTH youth employment programme is set to be launched soon with employers being offered 1,000 Australian dollars (728 US dollars) for each young person hired as an intern for a 12-week period … Please login to view …

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USA: Overtime pay rules

The US Department of Labor has issued its final rules updating overtime pay regulations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …

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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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