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Sweden: New agreement on employee inventions
A new Inventor Agreement has been negotiated between the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (a body representing 25 trade unions) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Holiday pay must include commission
The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that employers must take into account results-based commission when calculating holiday pay … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Vermont becomes fifth state to introduce statutory paid sick leave rights
Draft legislation that would require employers to grant a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees has been approved by the legislature in the US state of Vermont … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Ukraine: Increase in national minimum wage
The national minimum wage in Ukraine is set to increase on May 1st 2016 from the current 1,378 hryvnias (50 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom/USA: Independent contractors under fire
Because of changes in the tax treatment of travel and subsistence expenses through salary sacrifice arrangements under umbrella schemes, many independent contractors in the UK will be demanding higher rates from agencies through which they obtain work … Please login …
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Disparity between maternity rights
Pressure is growing across the Balkan state of Bosnia and Herzegovina for women to be given equal treatment in respect to maternity leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Call to remove lower minimum wage rate for persons with disabilities
An application has been made to the Constitutional Court by the Czech State ‘Defender of Public Rights’ (PDR), Ombudswoman Anna Šabatová, to annul the separate minimum wage for people with disabilities … Please login to view this content or become …
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Bangladesh: New employment laws for EPZ workers approved
The government of Bangladesh has given its approval to a draft employment law that would apply to those working in the country’s eight Export Processing Zones (EPZ) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Greece: Taxes set to rise in attempt to reduce budget deficit
The Greek government is struggling to meet a 550 million euro (610 million US dollar) budget deficit without abolishing tax breaks for the lowest paid and pensioners … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Venezuela: Real value of pay continues to fall despite minimum wage increases
Although the official price inflation rate in Venezuela last year was 180 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: Increased border controls affecting international travel
A number of EU member states are continuing to step up border controls to deal with the transit of Syrian refugees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Life expectancy lower than in Europe
A study by the Maryland-based National Center for Health Statistics has found that overall mortality levels are significantly different in the USA compared to much of Europe … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Global: OECD Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has secured signatures from 31 country governments on its Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Austria: Plans to restrict free movement of workers?
It is reported in a leading Hungarian newspaper that the Austrian Chancellor Faymann wants to tightly restrict the flow of intra-company transfers from abroad and the flow of immigrant workers from eastern EU member states … Please login to view …
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Vietnam: Labour market opened to foreign workers
Vietnam’s labour market is being opened up to foreign workers for the first time since 2003 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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