Many European countries are turning to contact-tracing apps to reduce coronavirus transmission, but the apps have raised data-privacy concerns. Governments are moving ahead with the technology, struggling to achieve a balance between public safety and citizen privacy.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s government has submitted a draft bill that is widely known as the “omnibus law.” It aims to increase competitiveness, create jobs and make it to easier to do business in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Russia has established new terms of retention for certain categories of HR documentation.
Singapore has made important amendments to Employment Pass requirements.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has canceled IC87-2R, a comprehensive document on how the CRA applied transfer pricing legislation.
The United Kingdom has increased its maximum statutory redundancy pay rate.
Belgium has expanded its gender equality legislation to cover six new criteria.
The Canadian province of Manitoba has reduced its retail sales tax from 7 to 6 percent.
As the pandemic recedes in many places, businesses are readying their workforce to return to the office. We discuss some of the primary measures your organisation should consider now to prepare.
The UK Supreme Court ruled that a supermarket chain was not liable for a data breach caused by a disgruntled employee. The ruling is narrow, however, and employers must consider a number of factors in its wake.
Pillar One is a group of proposals addressing how to tax companies that generate profits where they don’t have a taxable presence under existing principles. This post examines the state of this initiative, which involves 137 countries and has massive implications for multinational groups.
In accordance with Theresa May’s Good Work Plan consultations in 2018, a number of new requirements went into effect this month for UK employers. This post addresses critical changes to written statements of employment.