On 5 October 2022, the French multinational retail corporation Carrefour announced the second renewal of the global framework agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity, extended until October 2025.
It confirms its commitment to promoting social dialogue, diversity, and fundamental labour rights in the workplace.
On 19 September 2022, during the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference, Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower, announced the adoption of a Code Of Practice (COP) that clarifies the organisational systems and culture to be implemented by directors of all companies to be compliant with the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.
It aims to strengthen ownership of companies’ Chief Executives’ and Board of Directors' workplace safety and health roles and duties.
It had been gazetted with effect from 31 October 2022.
On 28 September 2022, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 82-2022, that amended Act No. 17-1988 (“Law to Prohibit Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”) and requires employers to implement a protocol to manage sexual harassment incidents in the workplace.
On 8 November 2022, the Puerto Rico Department of Labour (PRDOL) published the Model Protocol that employers have to adapt to investigate sexual harassment allegations.
On 26 August 2022, the Portuguese government released plans to introduce a new digital nomad visa to encourage remote workers to live and work in the country.
This temporary renewable visa, which can be obtained from 30 October 2022, is available to individuals earning at least four times the national minimum wage (the current minimum monthly income is €705 but is increasing to €750 in 2023), that provides a work contract or proof that they are self-employed.
On September 2022, in the case of Kaushal Kishor Singh v/s M/S Sita Kouni World Travel India Limited (Writ Petition (c) 11631 of 2008), the Dehli High Court addressed the issue of the distinction between freelance and employee.
The Court defined a “freelancer” as a person who acts independently, without being affiliated with an organisation, in the business of selling his services and skills to different employers for a specified period, with the ability to pick and choose assignments.
On 4 October 2022, the Slovak parliament adopted an amendment to the Labour Code (the "Amendment") effective from 1 November 2022.
It mainly aims to implement two EU directives: No. 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU and No. 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers.
The Adecco 2022 global study provides insights into the attitudes of the current workforce and offers food for thought to help organisations future-proof their talent.
It is the third edition of the research, as it follows “Resetting Normal: Defining the New Era of Work” of 2020 and 2021, we reported here.
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