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How to stay cool in an office without air con

cipHR

The UK is enjoying longer summers and warmer days more often: May 2018 was the equal-second warmest May since 1910, with the warmest-recorded early May bank holiday since the day was introduced in 1978, and above-average levels of sunshine across almost the entire country. Struggling to stay cool at work as the mercury rises?

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Malaysia Labor Law Changes

Global People Strategist

The Personal Data Protection Act, the Minimum Wage Act 2018, and the Minimum retirement age act have all brought additional stability. Revisions to eligibility for overtime and anti-harassment laws are also on the horizon. In this article, we look at Malaysian labor law changes in 2020. Minimum Wage Increment.

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Wall Street banks opt for greater automation for grunt work to retain talent

HR Digest

Banks now insist on weekend offs, no excessive overtime, and greater use of technology for routine work. This is about people working on things they value,” said Huw Richards, JPMorgan Chase’s global head of digital investment banking, an initiative the bank formed in 2018. This is not about people working less.

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Year-end checklist for HR

PeopleStrategy

Pay careful attention to overtime laws and tax filings for freelancers, contract workers and remote employees located outside the state in which your company is located. In 2018, the cap for employee contributions to health care flexible spending accounts will increase to $2,650 , according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

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Supreme Court rules Police Service of Northern Ireland must pay £40m in holiday pay case

Employee Benefits

In 2018, an industrial tribunal determined that unlawful deductions were made from the holiday pay of nearly 3,750 PSNI officers and civilian staff over 20 years, because it was paid on their basic contractual rate and payments for any overtime had not been included.

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California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5) Threatens to Rain on the Gig Economy Parade

HR Digest

The bill, which Governor Gavin Newson signed into law September 18, codifies on the 2018 Dynamex decision by the State Supreme Court. California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”) that radically alters the definition of an “employee” so that companies can no longer misclassify would-be employees as independent contractors.

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Payroll in the last 12 months: wage theft, legislation, natural disasters and global crises

Ascender

In the inaugural Ascender Employee Pay Survey conducted in late 2018 , we found that underpayment is pretty common in Australia, with 1 in 5 Australians underpaid in the past year , and on average, received 18% less pay than what they were owed and incorrectly paid three times in the same year. China: Income tax system overhaul.

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