Hong Kong: Understanding the New Electronic Sick Leave Certificates

?As of March 6, all medical certificates—more commonly known as sick leave certificates or sick notes—issued by Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority (HA) have a digital signature instead of a traditional manual signature... Read more »

Weekly Jobless Claims Top 225K

?States reported that 228,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 1 as claims continue their upward climb. About 1.8 million workers total claimed unemployment benefits, the highest level since... Read more »

How Indian Employers Can Boost Workplace Goals Using the Metaverse

?By 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, study or entertainment, according to research from Gartner released Feb. 7, 2022. But another... Read more »

Making the Most of Your Company Career Website

?As a recruiter, your career site is one of the most important tools for branding and attracting candidates to your job postings. However, simply setting up a page with job listings means... Read more »

SMBs Weigh IT Spending in Uncertain Economic Times

?If news headlines in the first few months of 2023 foreshadow what is to come for the rest of the year, leaders at small and medium size businesses (SMBs) will have to... Read more »

Amazon Nixes Employees’ Petition Against Return to Office

?After thousands of Amazon employees petitioned against the firm’s new return-to-office (RTO) policy, asking the company to reconsider, workers have their answer: The RTO mandate is staying. Insider reports that a top... Read more »

UAE: Wage and Hour Law During Ramadan

?The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Labor Law (Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021) together with UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (the UAE Labor Law) apply to all companies and... Read more »

Subcontractor’s Foreman Attacked at Construction Site Can Sue General Contractor, Site Owner

?Takeaway: When a construction site owner and the construction project’s general contractor retained control over the site and a foreman who worked for a subcontractor was injured, the foreman could proceed with... Read more »

Autonomous Cars Could Help Bring Millions of People with Disabilities into the Workforce, Reduce Federal Spending

?Traversing a big city like Washington, D.C., can be difficult for people with disabilities—just ask Amy Scherer. Scherer, a senior staff attorney with the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), uses a wheelchair... Read more »

New Guidance Helps Employers Navigate End of the COVID-19 Emergency Orders

?As employers plan for the impact of the anticipated May 11 end of the two federal COVID-19 emergency orders, they have some important new clarity on test and vaccine coverage and on... Read more »
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