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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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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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