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China Labor Cost Rise to Boost Rivals in Asia
China's rising labor costs will help other South Asian countries gain a foothold in low-end manufacturing, a report from Capital Economics said on Thursday."Although many countries can now compete with China on labor costs, it is cou (...)
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Russia: Top 7 HR Trends - Lawyers' Perspective
In this article we would like to draw attention to the main HR trends from the standpoint of labor lawyers. This includes changes or proposed changes to labor and employment laws, as well as HR practices that are raising important legal questions. (...)
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U.S.: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Mobility
While the chances of a relocation transaction being the subject of a corruption investigation are relatively slim, mobility professionals should be advocates for compliance across the organizationAs move patterns continue to show greater (...)
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Canada: Director and Officer Liability
In Canada, directors and officers of corporations may be subject to personal liability while acting within their corporate capacity. Such personal liability is intended to ensure that directors are accountable to shareholders and are responsible for (...)
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Mexico: Mandatory Profit Sharing
The new Mexican Federal Labor Law ("FLL") came into effect on December 1, 2012. Although more than 300 articles were amended after considerable debate in the Mexican Federal Congress, the rest of the FLL remains in effect as in the past. Am (...)
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Recent Legislative Developments in Anti-corruption Laws in Brazil: Impacts on the IT Industry and Importance of Compliance Programs
Over the past years, the topic of compliance with anti-corruption laws has been elevated to the top of the agenda of most corporations with multinational operations. While most of them are familiar with and have developed compliance programs focused (...)
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China intensifies punishment for wage defaults
A judicial interpretation that went into effect on Wednesday aims to defend migrant workers by preventing their employers from defaulting on their wages.A judicial interpretation issued by the Supreme People's Court (SPC), China's top cou (...)
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India: Three Year Work Visas for Senior Staff of U.S. Companies
According to visa guidelines issued in May 2012, CEOs and other senior executives of U.S. companies in India may receive three-year work visas. CEOs and senior executives of U.S. companies may be granted employment visas that are valid f (...)
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UK: New Parental Leave and Flexible Working Proposals
The government has published its long awaited response to the parental leave and flexible working elements of the Modern Workplaces consultation, and has announced plans to create a new system of flexible parental leave and pay, and to extend the rig (...)
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U.S.: Organized Labor's Uncertain Future
Manufacturers can expect renewed enthusiasm from unions in the wake of President Obama's successful re-election bid. Less certain is whether increased activity will translate into increased might, or reverse unions' declining fortunes -- especially i (...)
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Labor Law Reform: Mexican Federal Labor Law (Alert)
Recently the House of Representatives of the Mexican Congress in a plenary session, by majority has approved a reform to the Mexican Federal Labor Law, which will be sent to the Senate for its discussion and has to be resolved within the term of 30 d (...)
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U.S.: Preventing Unfair Competition in the Absence of a Noncompete Agreement
A key executive, top salesperson, or high-level engineer is joining a fierce competitor after being exposed to your company’s most confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets. The business leaders are very upset and demand action, but (...)
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China: Manufacturers scramble to find workers
Chinese low-cost manufacturers are trying various ways to retain workers and attract new ones after the Lunar New Year holiday, as the country's economic recovery brings in more orders.Factory workers, mostly rural migrants, usually go ho (...)
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China's unions target foreign businesses
China's top trade union organization will prioritize setting up unions in all overseas-funded businesses that have been operating in the country for more than five years, particularly the world's four-biggest audit firms, which have a strong presence (...)
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Upward Trends in China’s Salaries and Staff Turnover
Our research showed upward trends in both China’s national average salary increase and its staff turnover rate for 2012. The 2012 national average salary increase was 9.1% was accompanied by a turnover rate of 18.9%. In the four first-tier cities, th (...)
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Use of student interns highlights China labour shortage
In September, the largest factory in the northeastern Chinese coastal city of Yantai called on the local government with a problem - a shortage of 19,000 workers as the deadline on a big order approached.Yantai officials came to the rescu (...)
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Executive Pay in China Becoming More Competitive
Executive compensation in China has become more competitive in the last five years, according to a recent survey of more than 100 senior executives working in China. Survey respondents rank China the fourth highest-paying country globally after the U (...)
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India Limits Use of Business Visas, Augments Job Market Validation Testing for Employment Permits, and Enhances Enforcement
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs ("MHA") issued new guidelines in late September based on an internal memorandum from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The guidelines impose new requirements on foreign nationals submitting bu (...)
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Japan Manufacturing Jobs Lowest in Five Decades
At 9.98 million, it's the lowest number of jobs since 1961 as companies slash costs and ship manufacturing jobs to lower-cost nations overseas.Employment in Japan's once-mighty manufacturing sector has fallen below 10 million for the firs (...)
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Thai pay rises in line with inflation
A large proportion of businesses - 42% - say they will give pay rises equal to the inflation rate while 19% say they will increase salaries to above the inflation rate despite most international economies heading in the opposite direction. (...)
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Australia: Sending employees overseas: the challenges of obtaining visas
The Government’s recent White Paper Australia in the Asian Century highlights the promise of Asia for Australian businesses. At the same time, regions such as South America, Africa and Central Asia are becoming increasingly important destinations for (...)
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Russia: The remuneration of foreign employees – highly qualified specialists
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has amended the inconsistencies of some provisions of the Administrative Regulation * (hereinafter – the Regulation) to the provisions of the Federal law “On the legal status of foreign citizens inside the (...)
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Foreign employees who don't need a visa must prove knowledge of Russian
Recent changesForeign citizens who plan to work in the retail trade, public services or housing and utilities must prove their knowledge of the Russian language.Failure to file documents confirming a knowledge of Russia (...)
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Russia and the US simplify visa formalities
The procedure for obtaining Russian business, private, humanitarian and tourist visas for US citizens and US B1/B2 visas for Russian citizens along with visas for short-term official travel have been simplified.Visas will be issued for a (...)
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New Law Offers Easy Path To EU Passport
On October 9 2012 the Portuguese government passed a new law that will enable investors from non-EU countries to gain residency if they either transfer one million or more euros in capital into Portugal, form a business that creates a minimum of 30 j (...)
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U.S.: Unions suffer sharp decline in membership
Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in the private sector despite signs of an improving economy. (...)
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U.S. Workforce: Evading the 'Talent Cliff'
With retirement looming for many of its skilled workers, Schott North America launches an apprenticeship program to meet its growing needs.Schott North America recently joined the growing number of manufacturing companies that are steppin (...)
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U.S.: Code Section 409A Correction Deadline Approaching: Deferred Compensation Payments Contingent on Signing Waivers, Releases and Other Agreements
OverviewIt is common for nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements such as employment or severance agreements to condition payment of the deferred compensation on an employee signing a waiver of claims, release, non-compete o (...)
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US: 2014 Diversity Visa Lottery Program
The United States Department of State is currently accepting applications for the annual Diversity Visa ("DV") lottery for immigration to the United States. Applicants may submit their online registration forms from noon, Eastern Daylight T (...)
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U.S.: Complying With Immigration Rules Has Never Been More Important
Broadly speaking, governments tighten immigration rules to control the number of foreign workers entering their territory in three ways. They legislate repeatedly, scrutinize applications more vigorously, or use cumbersome bureaucratic processes and (...)
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Regulations to the Mexican Immigration Law
On September 8, 2012, Regulations to the Mexican Immigration Law (the "Regulations") were published in the Official Journal of the Federation and came into effect on November 9, 2012, giving full effect to the Immigration Law (the "Law (...)
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Bringing Corporate Housing Solutions to Brazil
The corporate housing profession has continued to evolve from a small cottage industry to one that continues to play an increasingly key role in the relocation world. For years, corporations looking for ways to save on overall expenses ha (...)
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Latin America: Labor markets lose appeal
The results of the Latin Business Chronicle Labor Index show a reduction in labor market attractiveness. Guatemala and Honduras hit by wage increases. Brazil and Chile show noteworthy setbacks. Ecuador is the champion on this classification. (...)
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Brazil raises minimum wage and lowers taxes on share earnings
Brazil's government announced on Monday it would raise the statutory monthly minimum wage by an above-inflation 9% to 678 Reais (330 US dollars) a month, a rise that comes at the end of a year of tepid economic growth.The government also (...)
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