EUROPE: EU Blue Card Now Available in Italy for Highly Specialized Employees
On June 28, 2012, Italy joined other European countries by establishing procedures so that non-EU employees can be granted a special residence permit (a "Blue Card") if they can prove they are highly skilled workers. As of August ...   Read on

USA: NLRB Starts to Fine Tune its Bias Against Social Media Policies
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued another decision (the second this year) addressing the case of an employee disciplined for posting negative information about his employer on a social media site. The employer ...   Read on

EUROPE & ASIA: The impact of the UK Bribery Act on Asian businesses
Corporate Compliance partners Gary Seib and Andrew Martin spoke with South China Morning Post and Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance to discuss the impact of the UK Bribery Act on Asian businesses when it ...   Read on

ASIA: People Risk Profile - An Asian Perspective
In the midst of the Eurozone financial crisis, many organizations are increasingly turning to Asia for growth and expansion. With this heightened interest in Asia, the risks associated with the region, especially those related to people, are ...   Read on

CHINA: Employers Beware: Foreign Employees Impacted by PRC Entry and Exit Control Law
The National People's Congress has passed the Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Control, which takes effect July 1, 2013.  The new law not only governs the exit and entry of citizens and foreigners but ...   Read on

BRAZIL: Automotive Executive Survey
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MEXICO: Mexico Employment Law - Employee Profit Sharing
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USA: Tool and die makers desperately casting for workers
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CHINA: China Talent Crunch Nears the Tipping Point
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EUROPE: A surprising ruling of the Rome labor judge brings protection against anti-union discrimination to previously unseen levels
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