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[Nigeria] Two ex-pat oil workers abducted [Nigeria] Two ex-pat oil workers abducted

The abduction of two expatriate oil workers from a rig in Abua community, Rivers, has been confirmed by The Joint...
01 May 2019

Legal Tender (Scottish Banknotes) Bill 2017-19 Legal Tender (Scottish Banknotes) Bill 2017-19

An interesting Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Thursday the 11th of April 2019.  The Legal Tender (Scottish Banknotes) Bill 2017-19 was...
01 May 2019

Social Security Administration and New Year’s Day rules in US Social Security Administration and New Year’s Day rules in US

More than 60 million Americans reportedly receive Social Security benefits yet many do not understand how the system works and...
30 Apr 2019

[Mexico] Federal labour law amendment approved in Mexico [Mexico] Federal labour law amendment approved in Mexico

Mexico (JD Supra) - With an objective to modernise the labour justice system, Mexico’s House of Deputies has approved the amendment...
30 Apr 2019

[Ireland] House prices soar to 14 times average salary [Ireland] House prices soar to 14 times average salary

According to new CSO data, house prices in Dublin have now reached 9-14 times the average annual salary
27 Apr 2019

[China] Turning point for China tech’s ‘996’ work culture [China] Turning point for China tech’s ‘996’ work culture

Software engineers are pushing back against pressure to work 9am-9pm 6 days a week, under tech’s ‘996’ work culture
27 Apr 2019