News Flash
India: Labour laws relaxing
A heated dispute continues between the Federal government and a growing number of states that are relaxing labour laws, and, in particular, removing job security and allowing the working day to run unchecked (and without overtime premia) well beyond 8 …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
China: Tax cuts in Hainan
With effect, retroactively, from 1st January 2020 until 31st December 2024, corporate income tax rates will be lowered from 25% to 15% for eligible Hainan-registered companies in certain sectors … Please login to view this content or become a member …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
APAC: Trans-Pacific Partnership
The rehashed Trans-Pacific Partnership, which entered into force at the end of 2018, has remained a mysteriously silent force without a visible independent administration or website … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Australia: Victoria battles to contain coronavirus
The resurgence of COVID-19 in Victoria remains a serious problem and we probably have not seen the end to measures being taken to curb the virus … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Italy: Law on hate crimes against LGBT people
A new draft anti-hatred law is shortly going to be debated by the Italian Parliament … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Irish Republic: Minister McEntee announces expansion of online Registration Renewal System to include all Dublin-based non-nationals
Employees who hold Irish Residence Permits (IRP) and are resident in Dublin, may now renew their IRPs online here rather than having to attend an in-person appointment … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
USA: Montana supreme court upholds $2.3 million judgment against former employees subject to restrictive covenant
The Montana Supreme Court has found that non-compete restrictions were applicable to former employees who had left an accountancy firm to work for their own firm and taken clients with them – even though state law is generally not favourable …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Peru: Discontinuity gap
The courts cannot agree on what period of time must elapse between two fixed-term labour contracts before it may be assumed that there is discontinuity between them … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Panama: Cuts, but new hires
Executive Decree No … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
North America: Canada-United States-Mexico agreement (CUSMA)
The Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), or NAFTA2, came into force on 1st July 2020 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Costa Rica: More long weekends
A programme of additional national holidays that will provide long weekends has been created over the years until 2024 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
France: Opening of website for residence permit applications for UK nationals postponed
UK nationals and their family members residing in France and those planning to seek residence in France before 31st December 2021, must obtain a Withdrawal Agreement Residence Permit by 1st July 2021 … Please login to view this content or …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Global: Pregnancy trends
It is a curious fact that when there are large-scale events, it can have direct repercussions for demographic trends … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Colombia: Company contributions for the education of employees
Government Decree 1013 modifies the tax statute in respect to company contributions for the education of employees … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.
Canada: PwC cut pay and hours
Even firms that might be considered to be beyond economic vicissitudes are suffering right now … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.