{"id":85956,"date":"2018-04-20T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/world-bank-recommends-fewer-regulations-protecting-workers\/"},"modified":"2018-04-20T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T06:04:58","slug":"world-bank-recommends-fewer-regulations-protecting-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/world-bank-recommends-fewer-regulations-protecting-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank recommends fewer regulations protecting workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nUnions alarmed by suggestion that deep structural reforms are required to adjust to changing nature of workThe World Bank is proposing lower minimum wages and greater hiring and firing powers for employers as part of a wide-ranging deregulation of labour markets deemed necessary to prepare countries for the changing nature of work.A working draft of the bank\u2019s flagship World Development Report \u2013 which will urge policy action from governments when it comes out in the autumn \u2013 says less \u201cburdensome\u201d regulations are needed so that firms can hire workers at lower cost. The controversial recommendations, which are aimed mainly at developing countries, have alarmed groups representing labour, which say they have so far been frozen out of the Bank\u2019s consultation process. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2018\/apr\/20\/world-bank-fewer-regulations-protecting-workers\" target=\"_blank\">World Bank recommends fewer regulations protecting workers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Unions alarmed by suggestion that deep structural reforms are required to adjust to changing nature&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-mmo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60332,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bank-of-england-warns-it-will-go-after-firms-looking-to-mask-risks\/","url_meta":{"origin":85956,"position":0},"title":"Bank of England warns it will go after firms looking to mask risks","date":"July 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Some lenders are taking more risks and are seeking to \u2018circumvent the spirit\u2019 of the regulations, says deputy governorThe Bank of England has issued a warning to major lenders not to repeat their antics of the years before the 2007 credit crisis when they deployed complex strategies to mask\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":167431,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-arabia-approved-paid-holidays-overtime-for-agricultural-workers\/","url_meta":{"origin":85956,"position":1},"title":"Saudi Arabia approved paid holidays, overtime for agricultural workers","date":"December 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Labour ministry regulations cap working hours, introduce holiday pay and strengthen welfare protections for agricultural and herding employees The post Saudi Arabia approved paid holidays, overtime for agricultural workers appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More.\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saudi-of-Human-Resources-and-Social-Development-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":122976,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/construction-firms-urged-to-move-decisively-away-from-labour-intensive-construction-methods\/","url_meta":{"origin":85956,"position":2},"title":"Construction firms urged to move decisively away from labour intensive construction methods","date":"November 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Extending permits and making it easier to obtain skills certification are two ways the Singapore government have tried to alleviate the manpower crunch. 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