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Nepal: Measures to improve labour standards
The Nepalese government has stopped the exodus of women to work in domestic jobs in the Gulf states and now requires all unskilled and semi-skilled women to provide information on their future working hours and pay rates before taking up …
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Malaysia: Multiple amendments to labour laws on the horizon
The Human Resources Ministry in Malaysia has announced that over the next year they will be pushing over 30 amendments to labour laws through the legislative process in preparation for the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in 2018 …
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Argentina: President threatens to veto proposed emergency labour laws
Argentina’s president, Mauricio Macri, is threatening to veto two Bills if they are eventually voted through the country’s houses of parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Repeal of new labour law brings uncertainty
The new labour law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina that entered into force on August 20th 2015 has now been repealed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Guidelines on protecting workers from the Zika virus
The US health and safety bodies CDC and NIOSH have issued joint guidelines to employers on how to protect workers from the vicious Zika virus … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Switzerland: Right to live and work restrictions to be lifted
All restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian citizens’ right to live and work in Switzerland will be lifted from June 1st 2016 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Latest pay statistics
Average monthly gross earnings in the Polish enterprise sector rose over the year to March 2016 by 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Car manufacturer concludes pay deal
The Czech car manufacturer Skoda Auto has concluded a wage deal with trade unions … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: Overstay on short-term visas now subject to a fine
The ten-day grace period that used to follow a 30-day UAE visitor or business visa has been abolished and those overstaying will now be subject to a fine of 100 Emirati dirham (approximately 27 US dollars) per day … Please …
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Belgium: Introduction of new immigrant integration measure approved
The Belgian government has approved a draft integration law which would require those coming to live in Belgium for more than three months from outside the EU to swear a ‘newcomers statement’ … Please login to view this content or …
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Finland: Demographic crisis emerging
There is a growing demographic crisis in Finland where the number of live births has fallen for the fifth year running and was lower in 2015 than when records began in 1868 … Please login to view this content or …
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Slovenia: Increase in gross monthly wages
Average gross monthly wages in Slovenia grew by 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Indonesia: National and mandatory leave days announced
A joint ministerial decree has been issued in Indonesia setting out national and other mandatory leave days for 2017 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Reduction in social security rates and attempts to speed up dispute resolution
A number of local reforms are being introduced in China to reduce the financial burdens on employers and speed up the process of dispute resolution … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Worsening dispute over pay
A dispute between Korean Air and its pilots over pay has led to their union advising pilots not to stay any longer than legally necessary in their cockpits … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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