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Italy: Amendment to law on requirement to be at home during sick leave
Following an amendment to Italian law, private-sector employees suffering from serious illnesses requiring life-saving treatment or from medical conditions ‘underlying or connected to’ a recognised disability are now formally exempt from the requirement to be available at their home during …
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UAE: Additional languages approved for employment contracts
In order that employees better understand their rights, the UAE’s Ministry of Labour has approved nine languages — in addition to the obligatory Arabic and English — in which job offers and employment contracts may be written … Please login …
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Denmark: Workplaces with high accident rates not being inspected
The leading Danish trade union 3F has begun a name and shame campaign against Danish companies with high workplace accident rates … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Proposals to introduce income tax
A Bill has been introduced in the legislature of the North West US State of Washington to allow the state to levy its own income tax … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Russian Federation: Statistics reveal significant fall in real wages
In a country where the state is so prone to massage the truth, it is surprising to receive from the official statistical service, Rosstat, an admission that Russian real wages fell by 9 … Please login to view this content …
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Saudi Arabia: Shura Council and Labour Ministry continue to support 40-hour week
The consultative assembly (Shura Council) and Saudi Labour Ministry have rejected representations made by Chambers of Commerce on why they should reconsider their decision to introduce a 40-hour week and obligatory two-day weekend in the private sector in Saudi Arabia …
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Global: Annual report on MBA programmes around the world
The Financial Times (FT) has just published its latest annual report on MBA programmes worldwide … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Requirement to register persons of significant control
The UK government is introducing legislation one year ahead of the 2017 EU deadline to require companies to form a register of persons of significant control (PSC) in an enterprise … Please login to view this content or become a …
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Brazil: Ministry issues guidelines on drugs testing for professional drivers
Brazil’s Ministry of Labour has issued an Ordinance setting out new requirements for drugs testing in respect to ‘professional drivers’ … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Multiple amendments to the Labour Code
On February 22nd 2016, amendments to the rules on fixed-term contracts will finally come into force in Poland … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Minimum wage increases for 2016
On January 1st 2016, minimum wage rates increased in a number of US states … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: No breach of privacy for accessing personal internet correspondence
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has found that a company was not breaching an employee’s privacy rights by accessing Internet correspondence that had taken place during working hours … Please login to view this content or …
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Belgium: No more paper lunch vouchers
The total replacement of paper meal vouchers by the electronic lunch pass has finally been achieved in Belgium and the maximum contribution by employers increased to 6 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Puerto Rico: Sick leave may now be used to care for others
Under an Amendment to Puerto Rico’s Minimum Wage, Vacation and Sick Leave Act, employees in companies with at least 15 workers may be entitled to use up to five of their annual sick leave days for the purposes of caring …
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Hong Kong: New rights for third parties in employment contracts
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance, which came into force on January 1st 2016, automatically includes any relevant third parties in contracts concluded under Hong Kong law … Please login to view this content or become a member by …
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