Current Knowledge: Compliance Update
The Netherlands pension reform was initiated in 2019 to change the structure of pension accrual. On July 4, 2020, the largest workers trade union (FNV)... Read More
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) changed the rules for funding, and requirements for asset allocation and purchasing annuities. Multi-jurisdictional, defined benefit pension... Read More
Snapshot: The U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting employment discrimination against LGBTQ employees likely eviscerates recent HHS rule on Section 1557 by dropping protections based on... Read More
Employee benefits in Germany shifted due to COVID-19. A good example is the federal government enabling the mandatory benefit ‘Kurzarbeit,’ or short-term work benefits, as... Read More
Employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) are now required to contribute to a new defined contribution savings... Read More
Health insurance is now a mandatory employee benefit in India after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order on April 15, 2020 (refer... Read More
Listen to Alliant’s webcast to learn more about managing COVID-19 related leaves. Effective April 1, 2020 (ending December 31, 2020), the Families First Coronavirus Response... Read More
The coronavirus and global employment law is front and center for multinational employers working to manage the workplace disruption this pandemic caused. This excellent guide... Read More
Recently Portuguese lawmakers passed a law to legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people. Parliament is set to further discuss and elaborate upon... Read More
Employee benefits in India experienced many regulatory shifts in 2019 that impact the benefits employers operating in India must offer. In light of this, Prudent... Read More
On December 20, 2019 President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (HR 1865). This is a US funding bill covering the remainder... Read More
The PPK auto-enrollment mandate went into effect for Poland’s employers with at least 50 employees, but no more than 250, on January 1, 2020. Larger... Read More
Parental leave in Ireland is changing as employees struggle to keep a work life balance. To meet this need, Ireland’s statutory parental leave entitlements is... Read More
Recently the Australian government amended benefit language to align the official retirement age and taxation levels for the superannuation system (also known as ‘super’) to... Read More
The EU Directive, IORP II which is designed to broaden pension scheme standards, is delayed being written into Irish law. The deadline was January 2019... Read More
In Ireland, mandatory pension auto-enrollment is on the horizon. Employees in Ireland, working for private companies, do not have to join a pension scheme. This... Read More
India’s Data Protection Bill encompasses data privacy, security and sovereignty, some of the most keenly debated topics the world over. In light of the EU’s... Read More
Article provided by Asinta’s Brazilian Partner SCIATH. Touted in the press as a launchpad for the Brazilian economy, the country’s much anticipated pension reform bill... Read More
Effective dates: April 2020 and April 2021 Article provided by Asinta’s Singaporean Partner, Galaxy Insurance Consultants. In September 2019 the Singaporean government passed legislation called... Read More
Effective date: January 1, 2020 Information provided by De Besi – Di Giacomo, Asinta’s Partners in Italy. Italian employee benefits are structured by industry and... Read More