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Panama: Urgent need to raise productivity
In its Mission statement earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pointed out that “about three quarters of the improvement in Panama’s income level vis a vis the US in the 25 years preceding the pandemic was the result …
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Canada: Limited duration for digital nomads
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recently published guidance which indicates that a digital nomad only needs visitor status to relocate to Canada for up to 6 months in order to perform their job remotely for a foreign …
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Japan: Prime Minister asks for increased wages in construction
The government has raised the allowed unit price of labour in public works contracts to reflect labour shortages … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Netherlands: New cross-border default rule
What happens when an employee works partly from home without their employer’s awareness that the home location is in another EU Member State? Normally cross border workers are subject to a rule that when working in different Member States for …
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Austria: “Parenthood” now protected
Anyone who has to look after children, or care for relatives, will now be protected from discrimination in their working life by the Equal Treatment Act (Gleichbehandlungsgesetz) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Nigeria: Controversial expatriate employment levy (ELL) paused
The EEL, which was intended to “discourage abuse” of the expatriate quota, if adopted, would require businesses employing expatriates to pay US$15,000 to a director and US$10,000 for other workers … Please login to view this content or become a …
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China: Visa exemption extended to six more European countries
Citizens of Austria, Belgium, Hungary, The Irish Republic, Luxembourg and Switzerland may now travel to China for business purposes for up to 15 days without a visa … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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United Kingdom: Tax changes from April 2024
One of the biggest tax changes taking place this Spring will be a reduction in the rate of national insurance (social security) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Costa Rica: First “Whistleblower Law” to protect complainants and witnesses of possible acts of corruption
A new ‘anti-corruption law’ came into force last month … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: The right to company laptops for virtual meetings
The Munich Regional Labour Court has ruled that an employer has an obligation to make available laptops to works council members – but only if the council rules of procedure specify that meetings via video-conferencing are an option … Please …
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Israel: Economic slump on both sides of the line due to conflict
The Israeli economy contracted by 19 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Angola: Employment income tax administration
Model 2 Tax annual declarations are no longer required from, or on behalf of, taxpayers categorized in groups A-C … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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UAE: New labour accommodation system
Companies with 50+ employees that offer accommodation as part of their employment provisions must comply with revised regulations set down by the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHRE) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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South Africa: Increase in higher paid exemption threshold (April 2024)
The gross ‘annual earnings threshold’ determines whether an employee is subject to legal protection in respect to such provisions as overtime pay, limits to ordinary hours of work, a compressed working week, the averaging of hours of work, regular meal …
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USA: Rights posting obligation
By 1st July 2024, all employers in New York City must post the required multilingual “Your Rights at Work” poster in a prominent place where employees can easily see it and also provide a copy to each employee … Please …
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