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Saudi Arabia: Income tax will not be introduced
In a TV interview last month, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman talked about recent developments in the country’s “Goals and Vision 2030 Programme” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Jordan: Arabic protection law of 2014
Companies establishing operations in the country will quickly run up against a major societal contradiction that frequently stirs strong emotions on either side … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Botswana: Workers Charter
Foreign companies operating in Botswana should take note that during the lockdown, the principal national trade union organisation (BOFEPUSO) has been busy drawing up a “Workers Charter” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Kenya: Uhuru allows Tanzanian investors to operate in Kenya without visas and work permits
According to a recent speech made by President Uhuru Kenyatta during a Kenya-Tanzania business meeting in Nairobi, Tanzanian investors and entrepreneurs are free to visit and do business in Kenya without being required to have visas or work permits, provided …
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USA: DHS announces extension of REAL ID full enforcement deadline
US citizens who travel domestically by air will soon have to comply with new identification card rules … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Taxing wages 2021
The latest report on the amount of household income expropriated through taxation has just been published by the OECD … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: The UK sanctions list
Since leaving the European Union at the end of last year, the UK has developed its own sanctions list … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Passport validity (Q2 2021)
The most established measure indicating the power of national passports to give access to other countries without a prior visa is the Henley Index … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: House of Representatives passes Paycheck Fairness Act
The Biden Administration has declared that before the end of the Presidential term, a Paycheck Fairness Act will be brought into effect that will revolutionise the way pay will be determined across America … Please login to view this content …
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United Kingdom: Employment law hearing structures
The Law Commission has published its review of “Employment Law Hearing Structures” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: How banks deal with demands?
A number of international banking groups have been feeling the pressure of increased demand for their services and much of this has been most strongly felt by junior staff … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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United Kingdom: New Takeover Code rules on conditions and the offer timetable in force from July 2021
The Takeover Code will be modified on 5th July 2021 to remove the need for EU UK Competition and Market Authority Clearance … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Starbucks offers all employees three paid sick days until September 2021
Starbucks is offering all its Canadian retail employees three paid sick days that may be taken until 25th September 2021 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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France: IndustriALL and Renault sign first global agreement on telework in the industry
The auto company Renault has just signed an extension to its 2019 global framework agreement on the quality of working life with the union federation IndustriALL … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Court of Human Rights: Leading human rights infringers
Turkey continues to be the leading country for human rights offences, followed by Italy and Russia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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