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US 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...
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THE 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...
read moreSignificant Upcoming Employment-Law Changes in Korea
Minimum wage set at KRW9,160/hour for 2022 On July 19, 2021 the government announced the 2022 minimum wage as KRW9,160 (approx. US$7.92) per hour. This is a KRW440 increase (roughly...
read moreCanada Update: The mobility, use and protection of government digital data
On May 5, 2021, the Quebec government took another step towards its goal of making public services faster, more intuitive, and powered by digital technology, as envisioned in its 2019-2023 Government...
read moreGermany Update: Employee participation in start-ups is becoming more attractive for tax purposes
Since 1 July 2021, significant parts of the new Fund Location Act (FoStoG). The law contains significant changes for the taxation of employee shareholdings. The direct participation of employees in start-ups...
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