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Newswire 20/10/2021

UK Update: Menopause in the workplace: making small changes to support your star players

It’s been nearly two and half years since I first wrote about the legal remedies available for those suffering from the menopause; triggered by my own curiosity as a woman...

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Newswire 19/10/2021

Bank of Thailand Issues Data Governance Guidance for Financial Institutions

In September 2021, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) issued its Guidelines on Data Governance to provide financial institutions with recommendations on how to ensure that their data governance will be...

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Newswire 18/10/2021

NEW ZEALAND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

WHAT'S ON THE BLOCK    Major waste management business Iconic NZ food manufacturer Manufacturing business SaaS Carbon and Utilities Management Construction business Rural business Engineering business  B2B businesses OVERSEAS INVESTMENT...

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Newswire 15/10/2021

Thailand Updates Draft Royal Decree on Digital Platforms in Response to Feedback

In September 2021, Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) issued an updated draft royal decree for digital platforms—a potentially far-reaching royal decree that was the subject of a public hearing in...

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Newswire 12/10/2021

Germany Update: Occupational pension scheme: Employer subsidy obligation in the event of deferred compensation

The employer subsidy obligation for deferred compensation introduced by the Occupational Pensions Strengthening Act with effect from 1 January 2019 continues to be a challenge in practice due to numerous...

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Newswire 07/10/2021

New Zealand Update: Residency lollie scramble

The path to gaining New Zealand residency has been plagued by long delays, shifting goalposts and snaking queues. Last week the Government gave temporary work visa holders some much needed...

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Newswire 06/10/2021

Employers Beware: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Files Pandemic Related Remote Work Lawsuit

Last month, the EEOC filed a first of its kind lawsuit in federal court in Georgia based on an employer’s denial of an accommodation request to work from home. In...

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Newswire 05/10/2021

New Zealand Update: ERA upholds vaccine requirement

The Employment Relations Authority has released its first, and much anticipated, COVID-19 vaccination determination (available here). The Authority found that the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) was justified in dismissing an...

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Newswire 01/10/2021

Colombia Update: TAX REFORM – SOCIAL INVESTMENT ACT (ACT 2155 OF 2021)

NORMALIZATION TAX Taxable event: This is a tax, created for 2022, supplementary to the income tax, and its taxable event consists on the possession of omitted assets or liabilities inexistent by...

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