Germany: Countries Implement New Gender Pay Gap Measures

The article informs about adoption of laws aimed to reduce gender pay disparity in several countries, including Germany. Germany adopted Wage Transparency Act which allowed the employees to find out …

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UK: “The Living Wage – Policy And Practice”

This article explores the opportunities and challenges for trade unions where an employer voluntarily agrees to pay a ‘’living wage’ in accordance with the UK living wage campaign. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/irj.12132

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The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation held that the local regulation providing rights for bonuses exceptionally on the basis of full-time employment contradicts to Russian law

Employee compensation plan of the company provided bonuses for work experience for full-time employees. Claimant filed a claim to the court in which asked to invalidate sections of the Employee …

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UK: “British union renewal: does salvation really lie beyond the workplace

The authors explore the potential to recruit migrant workers by offering individual union services outside the workplace. This has been a successful recruitment innovation, but has some limitations to which …

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France: Cour de Cassation, Chambre Sociale, January 27, 2016, 14-10.084

Procedure explanation: Highest Court in Labor Law Matters. All other courts must follow its ruling. In this case, an employee was fired and claimed the employer’s decision was based on …

The Current Circumstances and Challenges of Migrant Labor Force of Mongolia in North Eastern Asia

The article addresses the challenges faced by the Mongolian migrants working in Northeastern Asia, in particular in Republic of Korea and Japan. The authors conducted surveys of over 250 Mongolian …

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The migration crisis: what can trade unions do?

The article shows the degradation of migrant workers’ lives. Also, the article focuses on the particular responsibilities of trade unions towards migrant workers problems. https://blog.oup.com/2016/01/migration-global-trade-unions/

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Russian Law on Discrimination in Employment: Can It Be Compatible with International Labor Standards?

The paper deals with a general overview of legal framework for discrimination under Russian legislation and compliance of Russian legislation with international anti-discrimination rules. The paper contains examples of case …

Russian Law on Discrimination in Employment: Can it be Compatible with International Labor Standards?

This report analyzes the problems of employment discrimination in Russia. The first important problem is that it is up to the employer to determine what are the requirements of a …

Italy: Il Centro Studi Diritti & Lavoro Monthly Newsletters 2016

The Il Centro Studi Diritti & Lavoro is a legal research initiative in Italy founded by Fabio Rusconi and Andrea Danilo Conte. This is the compilation of the Italian language monthly newsletters …

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