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Newswire 09/08/2022

UK Update: Top ten tips on supporting employees throughout the cancer experience

A cancer diagnosis can bring many unique challenges for an employee and their employer, and it is crucial that employers understand how best to support employees living with cancer. We...

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Newswire 05/08/2022

Canada Update: Changes to the Competition Act: What employers need to know

On June 23, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures (the “BIA”) received Royal Assent. The BIA was the subject...

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Newswire 04/08/2022

US Update: A CHANGING CLIMATE: THE RISING TIDE OF ESG LIABILITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR D&O COVERAGE

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating results...

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Newswire 03/08/2022

Netherlands Update: “Incidental overtime does not result in a new scope of work”

An employee of a flower shop will be employed on 1 April 2020 on the basis of an employment contract for 32 hours per week. Exactly in the first three...

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Newswire 28/07/2022

UK update on seafarer welfare: does the Seafarers’ Wages Bill deliver what was publicly promised?

Following the high-profile P&O affair in March 2022, when the ferry operator made hundreds of workers redundant and replaced them with agency staff, the UK government was quick to condemn...

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Newswire 18/07/2022

Global Labor and Employment Leaders / Legal Entrepreneurs

Job description If you are a self-starting leader with an existing Labor and Employment client bank with truly global aspirations and are interested in leading a global innovative business law...

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Newswire 15/07/2022

Cambodia Begins Implementation of National Pension Scheme

On July 5, 2022, Cambodia issued regulations implementing the pension system of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Pension contributions will begin on October 1, 2022. The implementation is detailed...

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Newswire 08/07/2022

Switzerland Update: Working In The Heat

Situation Particularly hot summer days and hot spells are becoming more frequent in Switzerland. The heat can affect both the health and the work performance of employees. The employer, who...

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Newswire 07/07/2022

E-mail contracts (finally) valid in Czech labour law?

Recently, a decision of the Supreme Court case no. 21 Cdo 2061/2021 caused a considerable stir among the professional public. In this decision the Supreme Court addressed a question of...

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