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Health Canada identifies lithium-ion batteries, infant bath seats, and water beads as hazards of concern
Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
A new vacation regulation in Mexico has been enacted through the publication in the Federal Register of a decree amending articles 76 and 78 of the Federal Labor Law (the reform).
The reform will become effective on January 1, 2023 and is set to increase the minimum statutory vacation periods that employees subject to Mexico’s Federal Labor Law are entitled to.
For reference:
Current vacation regulation |
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Starting on January 1, 2023 |
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Years of employment |
Vacation days |
Years of employment |
Vacation days | |
1 |
6 |
1 | 12 | |
2 |
8 |
2 | 14 | |
3 |
10 |
3 | 16 | |
4 |
12 |
4 | 18 | |
5-9 |
14 |
5 | 20 | |
10-14 |
16 |
6-10 | 22 | |
15-19 |
18 |
11-15 | 24 |
The reform does not affect other rights or benefits that employees may be entitled to under their current employment terms:
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Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
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An employer’s ability to ask for a sick note when an employee is absent from work due to illness is becoming increasingly curtailed across Canada.
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Over the past two years, Spain has significantly strengthened its foreign investment screening mechanism, and all acquisitions by foreign investors (as defined below) of a Spanish entity active in a strategic sector are subject to prior authorisation by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (“MoICT”).
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