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Korea Update: Significant new criminal liability for CEOs: the Severe Accidents Penalties Act
On January 8, 2021, the Korean National Assembly passed the controversial Severe Accidents Penalties Act (the “Act”). Most significantly, the Act establishes new health-and-safety obligations for businesses and their executives,...
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Colombia Update: Formalization plan of the Control Situations and Corporate Groups Registry of the Superintendence of Companies
The Superintendence of Companies (the “Superintendence”) enacted the External Circular No. 100-000003 of March 26, 2021 (the “Circular”) by means of which it requests to the companies, branches of foreign...
read moreSouth Africa Update: COVID-19 TERS Benefits Extension
The Department of Employment and Labour has issued another Directive providing for the extension of COVID-19 TERS benefits for certain categories of sectors and employees that are unable to operate,...
read moreUS Update: Five Steps Employers Should Take In the Second Year Of the COVID-19 Pandemic
For the past year, employers faced unprecedented difficulties as they navigated the twists, turns and ever-present challenges the COVID-19 pandemic dished out. A year later, new challenges face employers. The...
read moreJapan Update: Amendment of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons
The amended “Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons” (the “Act,” and the Act after amendment is referred to as the “Amended Act”) will become effective on April 1,...
read moreMonaco strengthens its anti-money laundering system, anti-terrorist financing and corruption mechanisms
To reflect European best practices, Monaco has just published Law No. 1.503 strengthening its anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing and corruption mechanisms. This new Law transposes the 5th Anti-Money Laundering and...
read moreWebinar – Understanding Severance Pay in Korea
Korean severance pay is unlike severance in many other countries. If you are responsible for employees in Korea, watch our video podcast to better understand this very important entitlement under...
read moreColombia Update: Due dates of corporate legal duties
Holding ordinary meetings, March 31st, 2021 Each company must summon to an ordinary meeting of its Board of Directors (if applicable) and, subsequently, Shareholders General Assembly or Quota-holders Board, as the...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Electronic Signatures in Employment Law
The digitalisation of the work environment offers many new technical possibilities. One of these is the signing of documents with the help of new tools that generate electronic signatures. In...
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