Our work as advisers to some of the world’s largest businesses gives us a unique perspective on the way in which employers are beginning to recover from the initial crisis management phase of the COVID-19 pandemic....more
5/27/2020
/ Business Opportunities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Employee Retention ,
Financial Crisis ,
Multinationals ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Recovery Plans ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning ,
Supply Chain ,
Workplace Safety
The disruption already caused by COVID-19 is immense, and it is only getting started. HR and Legal departments are being deluged with conflicting information. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The People’s Republic of China is making progress in implementing its mandatory “social credit system.” Multinational businesses in China should be watchful of this system, and ready for it when it rolls...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Bilateral social security agreements between countries play an important role in facilitating the cross-border movement of employees, as they reduce exposure to the simultaneous application of the relevant...more
9/27/2017
/ Bilateral Agreements ,
China ,
Cross-Border ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
Expatriates ,
Multinationals ,
Pensions ,
Social Security ,
Spain ,
Unemployment Insurance
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new Work Permit Policy (Policy) is being implemented in China. The Policy had been initially implemented, from October 2016 to March 2017, through a pilot program in a number of regions including...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection has just announced criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement statistics, and put companies on notice that those who violate environmental laws and...more
In the last twelve months the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been remarkably vocal about environmental law, monitoring, and fraud, especially under the new environmental...more