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Doing Business In (And Near) Taiwan: An Introduction for Offshore Wind Suppliers
Taiwan’s offshore wind program has brought many of the world’s major offshore wind developers to Taiwan. These developers have opened offices, hired employees with local expertise and experience, and joined...
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How young foreign professionals can easily obtain a Swiss work permit
Are you young, completed your education abroad and fancy a job in Switzerland? - No problem thanks to the Stagiaire agreements! 1. What is a Stagiaire agreement? Switzerland has entered...
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Germany Update: No operational risk in the event of a state-mandated “lockdown”
"If the employer has to temporarily close his business due to a government-mandated general "lockdown" to combat the corona pandemic, he does not bear the risk of loss of work and...
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UK Update: The beginning of the end of the furlough scheme – what next?
The government’s job retention scheme, otherwise known as the “furlough scheme”, came to a close on 30 September 2021. The furlough scheme saved millions of jobs throughout the UK and...
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THE CASE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO GIG WORKERS IN INDIA
Recently, the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers, a registered trade union federation representing app-based transport and delivery workers, filed a public interest litigation (“PIL”) in India’s Supreme Court (the...
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US Update: Education Agreements Can Aid Employers Hiring Inexperienced Workers
Employers are getting desperate to find employees, so much so that they are foregoing some of the requirements that they used to have for positions. In some cases, instead of...
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New Zealand Update: Court of Appeal reverses holiday pay decision
The Court of Appeal has overturned the Employment Court’s decision in relation to whether short-term incentive (STI) payments need to be taken into account when determining an employee’s holiday pay....
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New Korean Supreme Court Decision on Annual Leave
On October 14, 2021, the Supreme Court resolved the question of how much unused annual leave an employee must be compensated for after serving a single one-year fixed term: the...
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Germany Update: Shaking the probative value of a certificate of incapacity for work
It is not uncommon for employees to present the employer with a certificate of incapacity for work (AU certificate) that extends to the end of the notice period at the...
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