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Jan 18, 2022 4 min read

The Power of Data Lakes

Solving your global payroll challenge Payroll cannot work without accurate and timely HR data. Yet, getting HR data obtained from various sources directly into payroll software has been a challenge for decades.

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Morocco Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Morocco – New Social Solidarity Contribution Introduced. In accordance with the Circular 731 of the Finance Law 2021, the government of Morocco introduced an additional social solidarity contribution of 1.5%, effective from 22 January 2021. The new social solida...

Apr 25, 2021 1 min read
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Egypt Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Egypt – Additional Personal Income Tax Introduced. On 4 March 2020, the government of Egypt announced the Law No. 4 of 2021, amending provisions of the Law No. 16 of 2018, establishing a fund honoring the martyrs, victims, missing and the injured of war and secur...

Apr 18, 2021 1 min read
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Saudi Arabia Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Saudi Arabia - Professional Verification Program Launched.Saudi Arabia - Professional Verification Program Launched. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) announced on 7 March 2021, the “Professional Verification” program, in cooperation ...

Mar 12, 2021 3 min read
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Oman Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Oman – New Fund to Support Omani Terminated Employees and Job Seekers. Oman's Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has published Royal Decree 82/2020 of 17 August 2020, which provides for the introduction of a new Employment Security System that is essentially ...

Mar 12, 2021 4 min read
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UAE Payroll Outsourcing Alert

ADRPBF - Change in Minimum and Maximum Pensionable Salary Effective January 2021 for Private Sector Employees. The Abu Dhabi Retirement Pension and Benefits Fund (ADRPBF) manages the social security contributions for UAE nationals in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Ef...

Mar 3, 2021 2 min read
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Morocco Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Morocco – Tax Exemptions Granted to Encourage Employment. Income tax exemption for new hires. New hires, who meet the below conditions, are granted an income tax exemption during the first 36 months of their employment: Employee is recruited under a permanen...

Feb 17, 2021 2 min read
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Outsourcing Engineering Recruitment to meet Nitaqat Rules.

Around since 1985, Saudi Arabian, ‘Nitaqat’ or ‘Saudization’ rules have governed how recruitment processes are conducted within key industry sectors. The change, made by the Ministry for Labor Law, saw new employment legislation, requiring a percentage (20%-30%) of...

Feb 15, 2021 4 min read
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Turkey Payroll Outsourcing Alert (Social Security Increases)

Turkey – Social Security Seniority (Severance) Ceiling Amount Increased. Effective from 1 January 2021, the government of Turkey has increased the Seniority (Severance) Ceiling Gross Amount to 7,638.96 TRY. The new amount will be in effect through January 2021 a...

Jan 13, 2021 1 min read
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Turkey Payroll Outsourcing Alert (2021 Tax Parameters)

Turkey – SSI and Tax Payroll Parameters for 2021. Effective from 1st of January 2021, the government of Turkey has increased the Social Security Minimum Wage Amount to 3,577.50 TRY Gross and 2,825.90 TRY Net for single employees. The monthly SSI Ceiling Amount h...

Jan 12, 2021 2 min read
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Egypt Social Security Contribution Updates

Egypt Social Security Contribution Bases Updates. Effective from 1 January 2020, the government of Egypt announced that the monthly social security minimum and maximum contribution base amounts will increase on an annual basis until the tax year 2027. The monthl...

Dec 13, 2020 1 min read
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Saudi Arabia Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Saudi Arabia – 20% of All Engineering Positions must be filled by Saudi Nationals. The government of Saudi Arabia has announced that, effective from 14 January 2021, all private sector employers with more than four engineering positions must employ at least one ...

Sep 28, 2020 1 min read
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Egypt Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Egypt – Coronavirus Tax Calculations Clarified. As previously communicated by Mercans in its Statutory Alert dated 4 July 2020, in order to alleviate the economic impact of COVID-19, effective from 1 August 2020, the government of Egypt introduced an additional ...

Sep 21, 2020 2 min read
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