EMEA

[EMEA] Law banning forced labour products passed by European Parliament [EMEA] Law banning forced labour products passed by European Parliament

According to Uyghur advocates, the move will help clamp down on China’s use of forced labour in far western Xinjiang.
26 Apr 2024

[EMEA] EU parliament approves platform worker labour law [EMEA] EU parliament approves platform worker labour law

Platforms have taken the position that these workers are self-employed. This excludes them from some EU labour rights such as...
25 Apr 2024

[EU] Minimum Wages Directive working according to trade unions [EU] Minimum Wages Directive working according to trade unions

The latest data demonstrates a substantial nominal increase in statutory minimum wages in 15 out of the 22 EU countries...
24 Apr 2024

APAC

[Hong Kong] Company and director fined $78k for contravening Employment Ordinance [Hong Kong] Company and director fined $78k for contravening Employment Ordinance

The company - Red Health Products Company Limited - and its director pleaded guilty at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts...
25 Apr 2024

[Australia] Recruitment insights report for March 2024 [Australia] Recruitment insights report for March 2024

Headline figures from the data indicate an easing labour market; the number of employers recruiting (49 per cent) remained unchanged...
25 Apr 2024

AFRICA

[South Africa] The digital nomad visa and local coders [South Africa] The digital nomad visa and local coders

These visas are intended to attract remote workers and skilled professionals from around the world as part of the country’s...
26 Apr 2024

[Liberia] 40k ghost names removed from payroll: Director General urges calm [Liberia] 40k ghost names removed from payroll: Director General urges calm

Josiah F. Joekai said many employees were keen to regularise their status so the CSA could have comprehensive employee data...
26 Apr 2024

[Uganda] Auditor General announces special audit on pension processes [Uganda] Auditor General announces special audit on pension processes

The OAG said its auditors would establish whether bonafide pensioners are on the payroll and are being paid the correct...
24 Apr 2024

AMERICAS

[Canada] Tech giants to be taxed in 2024 despite pressure from US [Canada] Tech giants to be taxed in 2024 despite pressure from US

It would solely apply to companies with annual worldwide revenue of more than C$1.1 billion. Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms...
24 Apr 2024

[Canada] Expanded measures to help childcare providers in N.L. [Canada] Expanded measures to help childcare providers in N.L.

Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell stated that the province will fund an additional $30 a day per space for infant...
19 Apr 2024

[US] 600 Eaze delivery workers and drivers threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike [US] 600 Eaze delivery workers and drivers threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike

In addition to Eaze workers, the strike would include workers at Stachs, a cannabis delivery subsidiary.
19 Apr 2024

MIDDLE EAST

[Saudi Arabia] Fines of up to SR1 million for hiring workers without open roles [Saudi Arabia] Fines of up to SR1 million for hiring workers without open roles

The proposed draft law would see substantial fines ranging between SR200000 and SR1 million for employers found in violation.
25 Mar 2024

[Iran] Ramadan exacerbates cost of living struggle [Iran] Ramadan exacerbates cost of living struggle

The cost of living crisis pits a daily minimum wage of 250,000 tomans against expenses of 650,000 tomans for both...
19 Mar 2024

[UAE] Alpha Nero sets new standard with 70-day paid maternity leave policy [UAE] Alpha Nero sets new standard with 70-day paid maternity leave policy

Alpha Nero is the first manufacturing industry SME in the region to champion better working environments for women by extending...
27 Feb 2024

GLOBAL

[Global] Apax Global Alpha to acquire Zellis [Global] Apax Global Alpha to acquire Zellis

Guernsey-based Apax Global Alpha is a limited partner in the Apax XI Fund which will acquire Zellis following the reaching of a...
24 Apr 2024

[Global] Higher than expected payroll taxes help Spotify swing into profit [Global] Higher than expected payroll taxes help Spotify swing into profit

Spotify posted a "new quarterly high" operating profit of €168 million ($179 million), a dramatic 180 from a loss of...
24 Apr 2024

[Global] Amazon removes remotely supervised ‘Just Walk Out’ grocery checkouts [Global] Amazon removes remotely supervised ‘Just Walk Out’ grocery checkouts

More than half of Amazon Fresh stores use Just Walk Out. The technology lets customers avoid checkouts by scanning a...
04 Apr 2024

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES

Latest From the States: controversial overtime pay rule finalized Latest From the States: controversial overtime pay rule finalized

Effective 1 July 2024, employers must apply the higher amount in considering whether a covered worker could be exempted from...
26 Apr 2024

[GPA Podcast] Phoenixed: Inside Canada’s payroll disaster [GPA Podcast] Phoenixed: Inside Canada’s payroll disaster

When system failures hit the headlines, frontline workers may seem to be the most affected group but the truth is...
10 Apr 2024

Latest From The States: Payroll Provisions in U.S. Appropriations Law and More Latest From The States: Payroll Provisions in U.S. Appropriations Law and More

Some pieces of the 1,000-plus page legislation involve some nuanced Payroll issues, including a directive to the Internal Revenue Service...
03 Apr 2024

ADP: POTENTIAL OF PAYROLL

Make payroll more rewarding Make payroll more rewarding

Even though it’s a large part of company spend, the importance of controlling payroll is often overlooked. The pandemic changed...
08 Dec 2021

Turn challenges into opportunities Turn challenges into opportunities

Often, payroll only gets the attention it deserves at times of major upheaval. Unfortunately, that may also be for all...
08 Dec 2021

Get the payroll your business needs Get the payroll your business needs

A four-step guide to getting more from your payroll. 
16 Nov 2021

TAX CORNER

Restricted stock units: how should payroll manage? Restricted stock units: how should payroll manage?

In this brief article, I set out an overview of RSU and also the steps that payroll should take when...
05 Jun 2023

Globally mobile employees and share schemes Globally mobile employees and share schemes

Share schemes are seen as a way of both retaining and incentivising employees.
08 Aug 2022

Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge

Making contributions to a pension scheme is normally one of the most tax-efficient ways of saving in any country.
06 Jun 2022