AMERICAS

[Canada] Manitoba wage subsidy programme encourages hiring vaccinated workers [Canada] Manitoba wage subsidy programme encourages hiring vaccinated workers

The Healthy Hire Manitoba programme will reportedly cover 50 per cent of wages for a maximum of 10 employees.
13 Jul 2021

[Argentina] Transgender job quota law will transform lives [Argentina] Transgender job quota law will transform lives

Senators in Argentina, which already has some of the world's most progressive trans rights legislation, voted overwhelmingly in favour of...
13 Jul 2021

[California] Minimum wage increase for Palo Alto [California] Minimum wage increase for Palo Alto

The minimum wage requirement set forth in Palo Alto’s Minimum Wage Ordinance applies to all employees who work two hours...
13 Jul 2021

[California] San Francisco will require city workers to be vaccinated [California] San Francisco will require city workers to be vaccinated

San Francisco will be the first major city to require vaccination for all of its 37,000 employees.
30 Jun 2021

[New York] Construction wage theft bill passed by state legislature [New York] Construction wage theft bill passed by state legislature

The bill will be delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo's desk for him to either sign into law or veto.
28 Jun 2021

[US] Companies can ask employees’ vaccination status ahead of reopening [US] Companies can ask employees’ vaccination status ahead of reopening

The issue of whether to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory has become a thorny one and most companies are hoping to...
16 Jun 2021