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Ban on Trade Union Activity Relaxed (September 10, 2008) by Shameema Rahman
On September 7, 2008, Bangladesh's Interim Government relaxed certain emergency rules to allow limited trade union activity. Trade union activity, along ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
New Ordinance to Amend the Bangladesh Labor Act of 2006 (April 02, 2008) by Shameema Rahman
The Bangladesh interim cabinet approved the Bangladesh Labor (amendment) Ordinance 2008 on March 31. The ordinance allows only one trade union ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Employment of Bulgarian and Romanian Nationals (December 16, 2008) by Nicole Atwill
On December 5, 2008, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a draft royal regulation that keeps barriers in place against the ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Belgium
New Labor Law Extends Notice of Dismissal to Up to 90 Days (October 19, 2011) by Eduardo Soares
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October 11, 2011, Brazilian President Dilma Roussef signed into law legislation that amends the Consolidation of Labor Laws (Decreto-Lei No. ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Employers Can No Longer Test Employees for HIV (June 02, 2010) by Eduardo Soares
According to an administrative act (portaria) issued on May 31, 2010, by the Ministry of Employment, Brazilian companies are now prohibited ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Payment of Unemployment Insurance Extended (February 19, 2009) by Eduardo Soares
On February 11, 2009, Brazil's Ministry of Labor extended the payment of unemployment insurance (seguro-desemprego) to sectors of the economy that ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Supreme Court of Justice Decision Disallows Additional Severance Payments for Teachers in Private Sector (July 30, 2010) by Dante Figueroa
Chile's Labor Code was amended on March 29, 2008, to include provisions establishing that final trial decisions in labor cases may ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Chile
Maternity Leave Extended from 90 Days to 98 Days (June 18, 2012) by Laney Zhang
On April 28, 2012, China's State Council published the Special Provisions on Labor Protection of Female Employees (text in ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: China
Guiding Opinions Issued on Layoffs (February 12, 2009) by Constance Johnson
On January 23, 2009, in response to the international financial crisis, four Chinese agencies jointly issued guiding opinions on stabilizing labor ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: China
Implementation Regulations of Labor Contract Law Published (October 28, 2008) by Laney Zhang
On September 18, 2008, the State Council of the People's Republic of China (PRC) passed the Implementation Regulations of the PRC ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: China
New Rules for Sick Leave Benefits (June 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On May 15, 2008, the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic invalidated the package of reform legislation initiated by the government ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Czech Republic
Anti-Economic Crisis Strategy for Protection of Employment (June 30, 2009) by Dario Ferreira
Ecuador has adopted a decree that creates a Commission Responsible for the Development, Promotion, and Monitoring of the Implementation of an ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Ecuador
Draft Directive on Entry and Residence for Third-Country Seasonal Workers (July 26, 2010) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 13, 2010, the European Commission, as part of a package of measures proposed in 2005 and endorsed in 2008 ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: European Union
Constitutional Council Validates Option to Retire at Age 70 (December 18, 2008) by Nicole Atwill
On December 11, 2008, France's Constitutional Council ruled on the constitutionality of several provisions of the 2009 Law on the Financing ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: France
Unemployment Compensation (February 02, 2008) by Edith Palmer
On December 22, 2007, Germany's legislature enacted the Amending Law to Title 3 of the Social Code (Sechstes Gesetz zur Änderung ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Germany
Minimum Wage Increase (April 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 5, 2008, Ghana's National Tripartite Committee (NTC) announced that the country's daily minimum wage would rise to GHC2.25 (1 ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Firing of Employee for Surfing on Internet at Work (April 19, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou
On April 19, 2011, the District Court of Athens upheld the decision of an airline company that had fired a female ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Greece
Draft Legislation to Promote Employment of Young Adults (March 23, 2009) by Theresa Papademetriou
In Greece, young adults up to 30 years of age are encountering serious problems in finding employment commensurate with their professional ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Greece
Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect (May 17, 2011) by Laney Zhang
On May 1, 2011, Hong Kong's Minimum Wage Ordinance took effect; under it a HK$28 (about US$3.6) per hour minimum wage ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong
Limits to Be Placed on Contract Labor (November 23, 2012) by Constance Johnson
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Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Last updated: September 10, 2008
