A new Labour Law went into effect on February 2, 2022, overhauling labour relations in the UAE. In this article, learn key changes that affect companies and what they need to consider, including changes made to gratuity, employment contracts, employer policies and flexible work patterns.
2023 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data privacy, as comprehensive consumer privacy laws take effect in four states and a fifth state expands its already robust privacy compliance requirements. Womble Bond Dickinson assembled a panel of privacy, technology and data security attorneys to discuss these upcoming changes and the regulatory compliance steps companies need to take. This article is taken from that conversation.
The author suggests setting minor goals and making slight changes to a routine as a way to usher in the New Year.
Since m-payments attract a variety of service providers, the consumer protection obligations vary across the ecosystem. As a result, not all m-payments in Canada are protected equally. By bringing a new medium as well as new business models and participants into the market, m-payments could pose new risks for consumers and could alter the application of the existing consumer protection framework.
On 11 February 2014, the Council of the European Union unanimously adopted the new EU public procurement regime which had been approved by the European Parliament on 15 January 2014. Read more about these directives here.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses how a company can balance between promoting its magazine online via virtual sharing while still protecting the IP (copyright) protection of the medium. This resource, which has a US-law focus, was compiled from questions and responses posted on the eForum of the Intellectual Property ACC Network
This brief article lists ten tips that new to in-house attorneys can look to for guidance in their new positions in the United States and around the world.
A new Qatar health insurance scheme is due to take effect in May 2022 that applies to all expatriates and visitors to Qatar. This article considers how the new scheme will operate, what this means for employers and the insurance market in Qatar, and the implications for non-registered foreign health insurers operating in the region.
A review of Brazil's new anti-corruption law. Discusses the potential corruption liabilities of companies doing business, directly or indirectly, in Brazil.
As clients seek more cost-effective legal services, innovative law firms have begun to transform their service delivery models and new providers have appeared, enabling a transformation in which law firms realign their business models with clients' interests. Is this the end of in-house lawyers?
For a new General Counsel ("GC"), the pressure felt as a new employee is amplified because of the high profile nature of the role. This brief resource (Top Ten) contains some key actions a GC can take in the first few months on the job to increase the likelihood of success.
A big part of your new job as an in-house attorney will be advising the business people of legal risks. Some of these business people will be good teammates, some bad, and some well...let's just say that your job will be much easier if you can identify potentially troublesome personalities and effectively deal with them. Learn some of the common problematic personality profiles to help you identify teammates who might require tailored attention.
Canada's Bill C-27 updates Canada's federal private sector privacy law (PIPEDA), and re-works the Digital Charter Implementation Act (C-11). This article summarizes details of the new bill and highlights and compares certain provisions with C-11.
This article discusses key developments in the regulation of business function outsourcing and labor dispatch in five Asian countries: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.
This sample is divided into three sections: (1) the formal company requirements related to company data, the internet and email, (2) the company portal site (intranet), and (3) social media guidelines when posting or reacting to comments or pictures about the company on collaborative websites (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, My Space, Flickr, etc.)
Long thought to be predominantly a US concern, human rights laws around the world are bringing equal opportunity issues to the forefront throughout the multinational operation. From gender requirements on corporate boards in Europe, to a sweeping sexual harassment law in India, to new family-leave recognitions in Japan, to a recent Employment Equity Amendment Bill in South Africa, global developments in human rights law command the attention of headquarters and regional in-house counsel like never before. A panel of current and former in-house counsel will discuss what these developments mean for the management of global employment law issues for the multinational employer.
Be prepared! Don't get caught out by the New Privacy Data Traps - session held in Melbourne 29 November 2016.
The incoming chair of the New to In-house Committee, Adam Palmer, discusses the great things the committee has accomplished and all that is to come for 2008.
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This InfoPAKSM provides guidance for attorneys new to the in-house practice. The InfoPAK addresses the scope of work new in-house counsel can expect, compliance issues, the legal and non-legal duties imposed on in-house counsel, and liabilities one may incur as in-house counsel. With helpful tips and additional resources on adapting to your new role as in- house counsel, this InfoPAK provides a thorough review of the responsibilities new corporate counsel will face.
Learn about Belgium's new tax regime for expats, which came into effect on January 1, 2022.
Last year, the Internal Revenue Service published Ordinance 1,793/2013, which lays out new criteria for monitoring high-value corporate taxpayers. The goal is to increase tax compliance and tax revenue. This article views which taxes are covered by the corporate tax monitoring programme.
In the employer–employee relationship, the most advantageous position for an employer in terms of determining duties and obligations occurs when an employee first comes on board and when an employee leaves. Employers should think of initial negotiations as a prenuptial agreement with a new hire, and explain that amendments may occur as technology develops. This article considers what this agreement should look like and examines the legal department’s ongoing challenge of determining which laws govern advances in technology.
In his first article as ACC's new Career Path columnist, Bjarne Tellmann discusses the most pressing topics relating to in-house counsel.
510 - Welcome to Rookie Camp: 10 Things New In-house Lawyers Should Know
Would you like to move up, either within your current company or at another company? Maybe become a senior lawyer at a large organization or a general counsel of an any-size corporation? You work hard and charting your advancement is always on your to-do list, but somehow it always stays at the bottom, thanks to company meetings and more. This panel of career specialists will discuss meaningful ways for you to approach advancement in the in-house profession and show you ways to build your skill set so that when the next big position comes along, your resume and you will get in the door.
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