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Newswire 02/02/2022

US Update: The Duty to Preserve Documents and Data When on Notice of Litigation or Threatened Litigation

When an employer receives notice of a lawsuit or a threat of a lawsuit, the employer has a duty to preserve records, including personnel, employment and any other records that...

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Newswire 28/01/2022

Finland Competition & Regulatory Update Winter 2022

This update features a look into notable recent Finnish competition and regulatory case law. Recent developments in Finnish merger control: A more hardline approach to divestiture commitments The Finnish Competition...

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Newswire 26/01/2022

Japan Update: Investing In… 2022 – Law and Practice, Trends and Developments

1. Legal System and Regulatory Framework  1.1 Legal System The Japanese legal system has its origins in the civil law tradition and is mainly based on written law. Under the...

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Newswire 25/01/2022

Colombia Covid-19 update for business

In order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Ministry of Labor issued the following guidelines:  Employees who work in establishments open to the public must comply with the Covid-19...

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Newswire 25/01/2022

UK Immigration Update: Skilled Worker visa vs Sole Rep visa: a quick guide

Before embarking on a life-changing decision to relocate to the UK, we flag some of the important commercial and immigration factors to consider between these two popular UK work visa...

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Newswire 21/01/2022

Colombia Employment Law Update: Annual Legal Duties, 2022

Increase in the minimum wage and comprehensive minimum wage Every employer has an obligation to increase the minimum wage and the comprehensive minimum wage. That is, as of January 1, 2022,...

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Newswire 21/01/2022

UK Update: Handling difficult conversations in the workplace: A brief guide

Shortly before Christmas, it was reported the boss of a US company dismissed around 900 of its employees on a single Zoom call. The reasons given were “the market, efficiency and...

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Newswire 18/01/2022

New Payslip Requirements for Employers in Korea

New requirements for payslips have come into effect for employers in Korea pursuant to a 2021 amendment to the Labor Standards Act. Large employers and professional payroll providers have been...

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Newswire 10/01/2022

Quebec’s 2022 Immigration Plan: welcome flexibility for employers in the manufacturing sector

This article first appeared in French in the December 2021 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels of the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec (the Quebec Industrial Parks Corporation). The pandemic...

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