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Mexico Update: EXTENSION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE ON OUTSOURCING REFORM
In follow-up to the Reform on Outsourcing, I inform you that last Saturday, July 31, 2021 was published in the Official Journal of the Federation the Decree by which an...
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New Zealand Update: Vaccine Refusers Have Hopes Pricked In The Authority
The Employment Relations Authority has refused to remove a COVID-19 matter to the Employment Court, finding no important matters of law or public interest. The Applicant, a border worker at...
read moreColombia Update: Financial Statements to approve mergers, spin-offs and capital reductions
The Superintendence of Companies (the “Superintendence”) issued the Concept No. 220-101268 of July 29, 2021 (the “2021 Concept”) by means of which it was established, among other matters, certain criteria...
read moreUS Update: Employer Vaccination Policies Will Continue to Gain Momentum as DOJ Offers New Guidance and Federal Employers Impose New Vaccine Requirements
With the Delta variant on an upswing and COVID-19 vaccines widely available, more and more employers are considering implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the workplace. This is especially true...
read moreTHE BAN ON MASTERCARD: A QUICK CHECK ON INDIA’S DATA LOCALIZATION NORMS
Background In April 2018, the RBI issued a circular mandating all payment system operators (PSOs) to store payment data in India. The PSOs were given six (6) months’ time, i.e.,...
read moreMalaysia Update: Accountant’s Liability – Is there a Limit for Statutory Audit?
In recent weeks, news outlets had reported high-profile legal suits filed against a leading accounting firm in respect of the statutory audits carried out by the said firm. The legal...
read moreCanada Update: Human Rights: Commission or Arbitrator?
On October 22, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the Horrocks case1 regarding the respective jurisdictions of labour arbitrators and human rights tribunals. Although the original decision was handed down in...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Fair Pay Agreements
The Government has announced that Fair Pay Agreement legislation will be introduced later this year. This could have significant effects on employers, employees, and the labour market generally. Fair Pay...
read moreExtension of the TRIPS General Transition Period for Least Developed Countries: Effects on Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar
On June 29, 2021, World Trade Organization (WTO) members approved another 13-year extension of the least developed country (LDC) transition period for applying the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual...
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