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Le società estere che intendano stabilire una presenza nel mercato dell’Asia-Pacifico devono conoscere accuratamente le norme in materia di impiego e diritto del lavoro in generale. Se è vero che le aziende possono assumere sia dipendenti locali che stranieri, è fondamentale che queste comprendano quali sono le problematiche in materia di assunzione e rapporti di […]

In this article from our Asia Briefing magazine titled “HR Administration: Labor Contracts, Visas and Termination Procedures”, we discuss the different visa options available to expat employees in Vietnam, India and China, as well as the procedures one needs to follow.

Although there are plenty of new, young practices now commencing life throughout Asia, the original old guard of law and tax partners, and especially those in China, are now nearing or are at retirement age. While many will be protected by their own firms’ schemes, personal investments and mandatory pension fund contributions, many smaller practices may not have put those safety net measures in place.

At the recent Leading Edge Alliance Asia conference, a range of issues were discussed concerning the levels of remuneration partners at law and tax firms should reasonably be aiming for during their career.

Asia Briefing, the publications division of the professional services firm Dezan Shira & Associates, is looking to recruit a high level technical editor.

The Leading Edge Alliance, whose members include Dezan Shira & Associates, achieved an annual worldwide turnover in excess of US$3 billion during 2014. Dezan Shira is one of the firms representing the Alliance across Asia.

The massive upsurge of mainland Chinese tourists, caused by increasing wealth and a bi-annual holiday system that allows mainland Chinese a week off work during New Year and National Day, is putting intense pressure on many Asian holiday destinations.

India is keen to restart ferry services with Sri Lanka and will be discussing this when Prime Minister Modi visits the island nation on March 13-14 as part of his visit to Sri Lanka, the Seychelles and Mauritius.

Thailands Premierminister Prayut Chan-o-cha kündigte am 02. Dezember die Aufschiebung der geplante Mehrwert-steuererhöhung an. Als Grund dafür nannte er eine unvorteilhafte wirtschaftliche Lage. Die Wachstumsprognose für das Land wurde zuvor von Roy Morgan der ANZ Bank (Australia New Zealand Bank) von 1,3 % auf 0,9 % für das Jahr 2014 und für 2015 von 4,8 % […]

Obwohl sich in den letzten Jahren eine Vielzahl von ausländisch investierten Unternehmen (foreign invested enterprise – FIE) in Indien etabliert haben, sind viele ausländische Führungskräfte nicht unbedingt mit dem Buchprüfungsverfahren in Indien vertraut. Obwohl es wahrscheinlich für jemanden ohne Kenntnisse in Steuern oder Buchhaltung schwer ist, verantwortlich für die Finanzvorgänge der Tochtergesellschaft in Indien zu […]