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United Kingdom: Change in treatment of termination payments
At long last the change in treatment of termination payments will take effect on April 6th 2020, after being threatened for the last two years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: What happens after the 31st of January 2020?
What happens after the 31st of January 2020? Generally, the UK exiting the European Union will have very little immediate impact because of the transition period that follows it … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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France: Law for the Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future
Back in 2018, the French Senate and the National Assembly passed the “Law for the Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future” … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Global: Women, Business and the Law 2020, a new World Bank report launched
The World Bank has just published its latest index on the economic empowerment of women in 190 countries worldwide … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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European Union: EU-Vietnam free trade deal gets green light in trade committee
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee has now approved the EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Federal overtime exemption rules
Was your organisation ready for the fundamental changes in federal overtime exemption rules this month? If this question comes as a surprise, it is not yet too late – if you move quickly – to undertake a review of existing …
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European Union: European Commission to launch consultations on first EU minimum wage
The long threatened launch of an EU-wide minimum wage is now upon us … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Intel expands paid leave benefits for 2020
Intel has just expanded parental leave from eight to twelve weeks … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Income tax rates
What many employers overlook when they look at potential operating locations in the UK is that income tax rates paid by middle income earners are significantly higher in Scotland than in other parts of the Kingdom … Please login to …
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Malta: Revised 15% flat-rate tax band
Expatriates earning at or over €52,000 have until the end of 2025 to apply for a revised 15% flat-rate tax band for employment in R&D, design, analytical or innovation activities, provided the activities are carried out in Malta … Please …
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France: Transition period for introducing works council reforms ended
The transition period for introducing the 2017 Macron works council reforms has just ended, and all companies with 11+ employees in France must now have implemented the necessary changes … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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Taiwan: Formosa Plastics Group to give NT$20,000 in cash gifts
The Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), one of the largest conglomerates in Taiwan, has issued lunar new year bonuses to its employees worth an equivalent to 4 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Nigeria: Dickson approves new minimum wage for Bayelsa workers
Workers in Bayelsa, a state in southern Nigeria, are now entitled to an increased minimum wage of 30,000 Naira (US$83) a month … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Mongolia: Buddha Day to be marked as public holiday
“Buddha Day” has now been marked as a public holiday in Mongolia … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: US bank JPMorgan moving teams from London to Paris following Brexit
The US Bank JP Morgan Chase is the latest finance industry giant to announce a move from the UK following Brexit … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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