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[Korea] Seoul City blueprint for attracting and retaining foreign talent [Korea] Seoul City blueprint for attracting and retaining foreign talent

On May 20, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced funding of KRW 250.6 billion to woo talented labour and firms and support them...
23 May 2024

[Bangladesh] Plan for Italy to recruit skilled workers [Bangladesh] Plan for Italy to recruit skilled workers

The state minister told reporters that a discussion held between the two countries had established that overseas workers would not...
23 May 2024

[Australia] Woolworths fined $1.2 million for underpaying workers' long service leave [Australia] Woolworths fined $1.2 million for underpaying workers' long service leave

Woolworths admitted an error in its payroll system, which went undetected for years, had led to it short-changing at least 1,227...
10 May 2024

[Thailand] Minimum wage rise to uplift 'grassroots' people affirmed by PM [Thailand] Minimum wage rise to uplift 'grassroots' people affirmed by PM

The higher minimum wage is intended to help the ‘grassroots’ people who have played a crucial part in driving Thailand’s...
10 May 2024

[Japan] Mizuho Bank ordered to pay ex-employee ¥3.3 million in labour dispute [Japan] Mizuho Bank ordered to pay ex-employee ¥3.3 million in labour dispute

The court found that Mizuho’s instruction for the employee to stay at home at reduced pay for five years without...
26 Apr 2024