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Norway: Amendments to the law on restrictive covenants
An amendment to the Norwegian Working Environment Act came into force on January 1st 2016, placing new restrictions on non-compete and non-solicitation clauses in employment contracts … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Bicycle mileage allowance finally implemented
A decree has finally been published in France detailing the conditions under which an employer may provide employees with a bicycle mileage allowance … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Companies fear effects of new UK non-EEA skills levy
The Indian Ministry of Commerce has written to the UK’s Home Office (Ministry of Interior) to request that a recent report from the UK’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) be ignored because it would adversely affect Indian IT companies … Please …
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Azerbaijan: Rise in average earnings (2016)
The Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee has reported that at the beginning of 2016, only 41% of employees in the country worked in the private sector, with only 12 … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Germany: Expectations for the coming wage round
The coming annual wage round will affect over twelve million workers in Germany … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Irish Republic: Pay deal accepted by Bank of Ireland employees
Employees of the Bank of Ireland have voted to accept a pay deal and pay grade restructuring exercise brokered by a mediator late last year … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Vietnam: Amendments to already generous maternity regulations
Amendments to maternity regulations come into force this month in Vietnam … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jersey: Continued development of discrimination legislation
The Discrimination (Age) (Jersey) Regulations are due to come into force in this Channel Islands state in September 2016 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: National living wage applies as of April
The new national living wage of 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Italy: Non-EU work permit quota published
Employers wishing to hire non-EU nationals to work in Italy this year should move quickly to submit their applications before the annual quota is met … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: New equal pay initiatives
The US government is proposing the introduction of additional employer reporting obligations in an attempt to close the gender and race pay gap … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Namibia: Pay deals concluded
After three months of negotiations Swakop Uranium and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) have signed an agreement which increases wages by 7% over the next three years … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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Asia: Pay growth projections
A survey of Japanese companies operating in Asia conducted by Nikkei Research has found that the annual growth in wages and salaries is likely to be lower in Indonesia in 2016 (10 … Please login to view this content or …
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Bermuda: Latest payroll data
The latest payroll data from the Bermuda government’s Department of Statistics indicate that total wages and salaries grew by 3 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Funding to support job creation
The World Bank is providing 31 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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