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Saudization “Nitaqat” – an initiative launched by the Saudi Ministry of Human Recourses and Social Development
1.Introduction Nitaqat is an initiative launched by the Saudi Ministry of Human Recourses and Social Development(“HRSD”) to encourage the private sector to hire Saudi nationals, thus, decreasing Saudi unemployment and...
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Thailand Approves Incentives to Promote Electric Vehicle Adoption and Manufacturing
On February 15, 2022, Thailand’s cabinet approved in principle a package of incentives to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Thailand, with the aim of making the country an EV...
read moreSwitzerland Update: General meeting under the new company law – what is changing?
Until the COVID pandemic, Swiss company law knew only one form of general meeting: the general meeting, at which the shareholders or their representatives physically meet. COVID-19 Regulation 2 gave...
read more‘Right to Disconnect’ From an Indonesian Employment Law Perspective
The work environment in Indonesia has been drastically changed by COVID-19. Most offices have adopted work from home (“WFH”) systems in light of the pandemic and the restrictions put in...
read moreUS Update: REMINDER TO EMPLOYERS: KEEP AN EYE ON POTENTIAL OFFSETS AGAINST PA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) was amended in 1996 to allow an employer to take an offset against workers’ compensation wage loss benefits for 50% of Social Security retirement benefits received,...
read moreUK Update: Creating Construction Contracts Electronically – saving the planet, one contract at a time
After two years of hybrid working, how has technology changed the way I create construction contracts? A lot! Electronic platforms and execution mean we are well on the way to...
read moreENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL and GOVERNANCE in MALAYSIA and LEGAL RISKS
What is ESG? If there is one buzzword that encapsulates the zeitgeist of today, it is ESG. With growing ethical awareness on the economic, environmental and social footprint that we...
read moreUS Update: DISTRICT COURT OVERTURNS PURDUE PHARMA’S CHAPTER 11 PLAN AND RELATED RELEASES OF SACKLER FAMILY FROM OPIOID LIABILITY CLAIMS
On December 16, 2021, Judge McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (District Court) issued her decision in In re: Purdue Pharma LP[1], overturning...
read moreIndonesia Legal Update: BI Regulations on Payment Systems
Indonesia’s central bank, Bank Indonesia (“BI”), has issued several regulations that reform the legal framework for payment systems in Indonesia. BI Regulation No. 22/23/PBI/2020 concerning Payment Systems (“BI Reg 22/2020”),...
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