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European Union: Concerns over sustained deflation
The European Central bank remains concerned about the possibility of sustained deflation across the EU — particularly within the eurozone … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA/EU: New transatlantic data safeguards still allow NSA to snoop on personal data
The latest developments in transatlantic personal data safeguards are contained in a set of documents made public at the end of February … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: A boost for share-based payment plans
An appeal by the IRS, the US Tax service, could alter the whole way share-based remuneration is regarded for tax purposes within multinational enterprises … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Limiting ‘open carry’ gun right in Texas
Just in case someone should want to kill their fellow man, the State legislature of Texas in the USA has now passed an ‘open carry’ law allowing any licenced handgun owner to carry their loaded weapon in a shoulder or …
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China: New rights to family-friendly leave in Shanghai
Following changes to China’s national Population and Family Planning Law, the City authorities in Shanghai have amended their local Population and Family Planning Regulations to allow people to have a second child and further reward early marriage … Please login …
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China: Positive labour market statistics amid economic slow-down
Despite the fact that China’s economy is growing more slowly than in the past, that the stock market is at a 15-month low and that the government has announced a redundancy programme affecting 15% of workers in the coal and …
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Global: Trend continues towards later retirement
As life expectancy increases across the globe, governments are progressively adjusting the normal state retirement age in order to minimise pressure on pension funds … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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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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