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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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European Union: Agreement reached over new data protection regulations
After three years of negotiations the European Union (EU) Parliament, Council and Commission have finally reached agreement on new European data protection rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Cape Verde: Additional social security contributions for employers and employees
The West African island state of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) has just introduced an unemployment benefit allowance … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China: Fears of discrimination due to policy change
The Chinese government is concerned that its new two-child policy introduced on January 1st may encourage some employers to discriminate against younger women … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: New labour laws adopted
A new labour law has just been adopted by the parliament of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Taiwan: Amendments to labour law come into force
Sweeping changes were introduced in Taiwan on January 1st 2016 through amendments to the Labour Standards Act … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Pakistan: Pressure for a new living wage
Several leading academics and research institutes have combined forces in Pakistan to press for a new living wage … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: Airline fined for failure to pay social security payments in France
The latest company falling victim to France’s narrow conception of where a worker is based, is Cathay Pacific … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Oman: ‘Omanisation’ of construction sector
Currently only 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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