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Newswire 02/10/2022

UK Update: Offshore Visas Factsheet

With a net zero target of 2045 and emboldened by investment into a renewables-led future, the opportunities in Scotland for offshore work continues to grow. We highlight some of the...

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Newswire 22/09/2022

The Netherlands Update: The tone has been set, firmest wage requirement of all time

The day before Prinsjesdag, the FNV announced perhaps the strongest wage requirement of all time. The wage in the collective agreements should be linked to inflation, which was 12% in...

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Newswire 14/09/2022

Saudi Arabia Update: Dispute Resolution in a Modern Economy

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, has been undergoing a major transformation in recent years as it looks to diversify its economy and reduce its reliance on petroleum revenues....

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Newswire 12/09/2022

Insurance Requirement for Employers of Short-Term Foreign Workers in Indonesia

Employers that hire foreign workers (Tenaga Kerja Asing or “TKA”) to work in Indonesia for less than six months must now register the TKA in an insurance program that at least...

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Newswire 12/09/2022

Singapore Update: Topline Issues – Employment (September 2022)

There have been important developments in the past 6 months or so (e.g. restoration of the Fair Consideration Framework (“FCF”) job advertising duration from 28 to 14 days, introduction of...

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Newswire 18/08/2022

Thailand Considers New Labor Law on Work-from-Home Arrangements

During the COVID-19 crisis, the Thai government asked employers to allow their employees to work from home to prevent infections in the workplace. Working from home subsequently became the norm...

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Newswire 16/08/2022

Finland Employment law Update: Legislative reforms in 2022

The year 2022 has included several significant legislative reforms in the field of employment law. Now is the time to look at some of these legislative changes that are coming...

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Newswire 15/08/2022

Indonesia’s OJK Introduces New Regulation on IT-Based Co-Financing Services

(12 August 2022) Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or “OJK”) has issued a new regulation on information technology-based co-financing services, which include peer-to-peer (“P2P”) lending. This new regulation seeks...

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Newswire 11/08/2022

New Zealand Update: ANNUAL HOLIDAYS DURING 2020 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – CARTER HOLT HARVEY V E TŪ

Employment Court rules employers were not entitled to require employees to take annual holidays during the 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown. The Employment Court has ruled that Carter Holt Harvey LVL Limited (Carter Holt...

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