Current Knowledge: Compliance Update
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
Effective date July 2019 Article provided by Gerep, Asinta’s French Partner. France’s reform on defined benefits stems from the European Union (EU) Directive 2014/50/UE... Read More
Effective date: October 1, 2019 This article is provided by Intertec, Asinta’s Partner in Mexico. NOM-035 (Norma Oficial Mexicana) is a new Mexican law that... Read More
Effective dates: 2022 and 2030 In August 2019 the Singaporean government announced legislation that will raise the national retirement age to 65 and re-employment age... Read More
Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Article provided by Asinta’s United States Partner Alliant. The United States government shifted regulations to allow Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)... Read More
Effective dates: January 2019, January 2020, January 2021 and January 2023 This in-depth article is provided by Asintas’ French Partner Gerep. They will be offering... Read More
Article provided by Alliant Insurance Services, Asinta’s United States Partner. On April 18, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final... Read More
Article provided by Gerep, Asinta’s French Partner. France’s pension system is made up of three pillars: the French state pension, compulsory occupational pensions (AGIRC... Read More
After years of negotiations an agreement on pension reform has been reached between the Dutch government, employers and unions about pension age and pension structure.... Read More
Article provided by Cowan Insurance Group, Asinta’s Canadian Partner. Canada’s federal and provincial governments agreed to enhance the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) on a gradual... Read More
Article provided by Gerep, Asinta’s French Partner. Headcount thresholds for many years have been accused of putting the brake on recruitment and company growth. Indeed,... Read More
Apart from South Korea’s National Pension System (NPS), companies of all sizes, including foreign employers with employees in South Korea, will soon be required to... Read More