?Qatar’s impending Social Security Law, set to come into effect in early 2023, will impact all working nationals to varying degrees depending on the type of employment. Here’s what to anticipate with... Read more »
?Emiratization, an initiative to encourage companies to employ more United Arab Emirates nationals in UAE-based companies, has been in place in some form since 2006 in the UAE. Beginning January 2023, a... Read more »
?In June, the Japanese government announced its framework policy plan called the “Framework Policies.” The policies require Japanese companies to increase the transparency of their gender wage gap in two ways: (a)... Read more »
?There are no transfer regulations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); therefore, employees do not automatically transfer to a buyer on an asset sale. To transfer employee(s) from the seller to the... Read more »
?On May 12, Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) released the findings of the first-ever “Territorywide Representative Survey on Sexual Harassment in Hong Kong 2021.” In its report, the EOC set out and... Read more »
?In May, the U.S. State and Treasury departments and the FBI released a joint advisory warning about the inadvertent hiring of North Korean IT workers by American companies. This is part of... Read more »
?On July 7, 2021, the Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Financial Services Authority (DFSA) released Consultation Paper No. 141 (“CP 141”), proposing the introduction of measures aimed at ensuring a more consistent... Read more »
The Global Business Mobility visa route represents a major overhaul of the immigration system for businesses bringing in foreign workers. So what’s changed and how has the sponsor system been adapted? The... Read more »
Health services, finance businesses and IT firms likely to miss out on highly skilled Indian workers. The post Covid-19 blow to firms recruiting Indian workers appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »
There could be a need for employees to share health credentials once the pandemic recedes. IBM is one of the companies developing secure ‘health passports’. The post Could a blockchain health record... Read more »