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Newswire 17/08/2021

New Zealand update: Gate Gourmet – Were Employees At Home During Lockdown ‘Working’

The Employment Court has found that employees who remained at home during New Zealand’s Level 4 lockdown were not ‘working’ for the purposes of s 6 of the Minimum Wage...

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Newswire 13/08/2021

Germany Update: Vacation days in quarantine – No obligation to grant re-grant

An employee is not entitled to subsequent leave if he has had to spend vacation days in isolation due to an official quarantine order and there has not been a...

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Newswire 12/08/2021

New Zealand Update: Holidays Act Review

The Government has accepted the Holidays Act Taskforce’s 22 recommendations. While the recommendations could resolve a number of thorny issues in the current Holidays Act, new issues will inevitably be...

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Newswire 11/08/2021

Malaysia Update: Post-Employment Restrictions: Non-Compete, Solicitation & Confidentiality

Gone were the days where employees stayed loyal only to one employer till retirement. Following the growth in living standards and education in Malaysia, employees tend to seek for better...

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Newswire 09/08/2021

New Zealand Update: Vaccine Refusers Have Hopes Pricked In The Authority

The Employment Relations Authority has refused to remove a COVID-19 matter to the Employment Court, finding no important matters of law or public interest. The Applicant, a border worker at...

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Newswire 09/08/2021

US Update: Employer Vaccination Policies Will Continue to Gain Momentum as DOJ Offers New Guidance and Federal Employers Impose New Vaccine Requirements

With the Delta variant on an upswing and COVID-19 vaccines widely available, more and more employers are considering implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the workplace. This is especially true...

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Newswire 03/08/2021

Germany Update: Employee participation in start-ups is becoming more attractive for tax purposes

Since 1 July 2021, significant parts of the new Fund Location Act (FoStoG).  The law contains significant changes for the taxation of employee shareholdings. The direct participation of employees in start-ups...

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Newswire 03/08/2021

Significant Upcoming Employment-Law Changes in Korea

Minimum wage set at KRW9,160/hour for 2022 On July 19, 2021 the government announced the 2022 minimum wage as KRW9,160 (approx. US$7.92) per hour. This is a KRW440 increase (roughly...

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Newswire 03/08/2021

Switzerland Update: Taxes and social security for Covid home office

What currently applies to international employees On May 31, the so-called stabilisation phase began in Switzerland. Since then, the home office obligation has been reduced to a recommendation. The Covid-19 policies of...

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