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[Australia] Migration changes remove employer ‘golden handcuffs’

[Australia] Migration changes remove employer ‘golden handcuffs’ [Australia] Migration changes remove employer ‘golden handcuffs’

They included changed conditions for several sponsored work visas to reduce temporary migrants’ dependency on a single employer sponsor.
30 Aug 2024
[Sri Lanka] Government and IMF agree to revise PAYE tax

[Sri Lanka] Government and IMF agree to revise PAYE tax [Sri Lanka] Government and IMF agree to revise PAYE tax

The matter had become a significant concern for the public.
30 Aug 2024
[Australia] $217,000 recovered for Cairns food outlet workers

[Australia] $217,000 recovered for Cairns food outlet workers [Australia] $217,000 recovered for Cairns food outlet workers

Businesses were pinpointed for investigation based on FWO intelligence from a range of sources, including anonymous reports.
22 Aug 2024
[Canada] Union claims company owes workers $10m termination and severance pay

[Canada] Union claims company owes workers $10m termination and severance pay [Canada] Union claims company owes workers $10m termination and severance pay

The union says the situation arose after the workers lost their jobs at the Wingham, Ontario, facility in July 2023.
22 Aug 2024
[Australia] Pushback against NSW Premier’s return to office order

[Australia] Pushback against NSW Premier’s return to office order [Australia] Pushback against NSW Premier’s return to office order

On August 5, Chris Minns announced that working-from-home privileges introduced in 2019 would come to an end and all public...
22 Aug 2024
[Philippines] President issues executive order raising government workers’ salaries

[Philippines] President issues executive order raising government workers’ salaries [Philippines] President issues executive order raising government workers’ salaries

The president cited “prevailing economic circumstances” and the need to maintain a “competent, agile and healthy” public workforce as motivations...
22 Aug 2024
[Australia] 15% pay rise for early childhood education and care workers

[Australia] 15% pay rise for early childhood education and care workers [Australia] 15% pay rise for early childhood education and care workers

The government will tie the pay rise to a commitment from childcare centres to limit fee increases.
16 Aug 2024
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