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Regulating Startups to Death: The Curious Case Of The Nigerian Regulators.
INTRODUCTION 8 April 2021: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released a circular titled “Proliferation of Unregistered Online Investment and Trading Platforms Facilitating Access to Trading in Securities Listed in...
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US update: Is This the Year the Independent Contractor Wall Comes Tumbling Down?
For more than a decade, a war has been raging between companies and workers who want to utilize an independent contractor relationship on one hand, and labor unions and governments...
read moreGermany Update: News on vacation entitlement with “Short Term Zero Hours Contracts”
As early as May 2020, we reported about vacation entitlements for short-time work. The main topic was the effects of short-time working on vacation entitlements from the current vacation year. According to...
read moreItaly Update: Oral extension of the fixed-term contract
Court of Cassation, Labor Section, Ordinance no. 10870 of 23 April 2021 With an order of 23 April 2021, the Supreme Court of Cassation expressed its opinion on the legitimacy of...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Celebrate only on public holidays?
The Christian holidays of Ascension and Pentecost are approaching. Some of us are looking forward to the long weekends, which is the special treat of such public holidays. Public holidays...
read moreUS Update: EEOC Files Multiple LGBT Suits in Federal Courts
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed its first lawsuits against employers alleging that the employer discriminated against an employee based on the employee’s sexual orientation. This action suggests that...
read moreIndia Update: Occupational Safety and Health – An ever-evolving need
A safe and healthy work environment is the foundation of an efficient and decent work structure. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is an integral part of the International Labour Organization’s...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Bonus and reservations
This year's "bonus season" is drawing to a close. Especially in a Corona year, employees are happy about a welcome extra payment or angry if the bonus was below expectations....
read moreSouth Africa Update: COVID-19 TERS Benefits Extension
The Department of Employment and Labour has issued another Directive providing for the extension of COVID-19 TERS benefits for certain categories of sectors and employees that are unable to operate,...
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