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Philippines: House approves bill granting OFWs equal protection on their money claims

The Philippines House of Representative approved the amendment of a provision of the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (Paragraph 5, Section 10 of Republic Act 8042) to grant overseas …

UK: Spaceman v ISS Mediclean Ltd (t/a ISS Facility Service Healthcare) [2018] UKEAT 0142_18_1910 (19 October 2018)

This case was an appeal by an employee in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) who was dismissed by his employer after an employer investigation into the employee’s alleged sexual harassment and …

Agnes Andrew Mwaniki Gachuba v National Oil Corporation of Kenya

This case is about probationary contracts. The court believed that the probationary contract would be automatically confirmed if the contract was not either terminated or the probation period was not …

Ethnic hierarchy in the Russian labour market: A field experiment

This paper is based on the results of the correspondence study of ethnic discrimination on the Russian labor market. The authors conducted their research in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Ufa …

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New Zealand: Minimum rights of employees 

Information on minimum employment rights and responsibilities available in various languages and could be downloaded as PDF. Provided by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of New Zealand. https://www.employment.govt.nz/starting-employment/rights-and-responsibilities/minimum-rights-of-employees-translations/

South Korea grants temporary permits to Yemeni refugees

The South Korean government did not recognize a single refugee in its second review of hundreds of Yemeni asylum seekers who applied for status after arriving on Jeju Island. The government …

Collective Labour Agreement between Ryanair and its workers based in Italy (FIT CISL, ANPAC & ANPAV)

Attached is the Collective Labour Agreement between low fare airline Ryanair and three of its unions, FIT CISL, ANPAC & ANPAV.  The agreement recognizes that workers whose home base is …

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Supply Chain: Issues and Analysis: Governing Law and Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction and governing law clauses are required, and an arbitration clause is often appropriate, whenever there is a cross-border element in a contract. Particular issues arise in the context of …

Age Discrimination Law in Russia

This post provides information specifically on age discrimination. http://www.agediscrimination.info/international-age-discrimination/russia  

Merry Mukiria v Methodist Church in Kenya Trustees Registered & another

This is a case about dismissal. The Claimant is an evangelist. She was pregnant before wedding. The Respondent terminated her because of the moral standards of the church. The court …

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