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[Philippines] Senate discusses protections for freelance workers

[Philippines] Senate discusses protections for freelance workers [Philippines] Senate discusses protections for freelance workers

Plenary discussions on a new bill to protect freelance workers are soon to begin in the Senate.
10 Sep 2020
[Australia - Queensland] Law passed ensuring jail time for bosses who rip off workers

[Australia - Queensland] Law passed ensuring jail time for bosses who rip off workers [Australia - Queensland] Law passed ensuring jail time for bosses who rip off workers

New laws passed in the State Parliament on September 9 make Queensland judges the first in Australia with the power...
10 Sep 2020
[Japan] Country considers tax reform to appeal to foreign financial firms

[Japan] Country considers tax reform to appeal to foreign financial firms [Japan] Country considers tax reform to appeal to foreign financial firms

In annual policy guidelines released on August 31, the Financial Services Agency revealed that Japan is considering tax reform to...
03 Sep 2020
[Singapore] MP asks MOM to raise minimum pay for ICT and professional services

[Singapore] MP asks MOM to raise minimum pay for ICT and professional services [Singapore] MP asks MOM to raise minimum pay for ICT and professional services

Labour MP Patrick Tay has advocated for the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to also consider increasing the minimum pay for...
02 Sep 2020
[Asia] Hong Kong remains fourth most expensive place in Asia to employ expats

[Asia] Hong Kong remains fourth most expensive place in Asia to employ expats [Asia] Hong Kong remains fourth most expensive place in Asia to employ expats

This week ECA International published its latest annual MyExpatriate Market Pay survey and the results revealed that Hong Kong remained...
28 Aug 2020
Japan and Myanmar will reopen borders for long-term residents

Japan and Myanmar will reopen borders for long-term residents Japan and Myanmar will reopen borders for long-term residents

On August 24, at their meeting in Naypyidaw, the Japanese and Myanmar foreign ministers agreed to reopen borders for expatriates...
28 Aug 2020
[Japan] Japan and Cambodia to reopen borders for expatriates

[Japan] Japan and Cambodia to reopen borders for expatriates [Japan] Japan and Cambodia to reopen borders for expatriates

Japan and Cambodia have agreed to reopen borders for expatriates - potentially beginning in early September - on condition that...
25 Aug 2020
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