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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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Lebanon Government Responds to COVID-19

Lebanon –The Government Response to COVID-19 The government of Lebanon has introduced the following restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country: The government has imposed a state of health emergency and called for a self-applied lockdown ...

Mar 30, 2020 1 min read
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Financial Relief Measures in Turkey

Turkey – Financial Relief Measures Announced in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of Turkey has announced the following financial relief measures: The period for offering compensatory work in lieu of forced unp...

Mar 30, 2020 1 min read
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Jordan Social Security Rates Reduction

Jordan Government’s Temporary Reduction in Social Security Rates The Jordanian government has decided to temporarily reduce the rates of social security. For the period of March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020, the government of Jordan has reduced the social security c...

Mar 26, 2020 1 min read
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UAE Temporarily Suspends the Issuance of Residency Permits and Visas

UAE - The Government Temporarily Suspends the Issuance of Residency Permits and Restricts Entry Visas in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak Effective from 19 March 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has introduced the following entry and immigration re...

Mar 22, 2020 1 min read
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Tax Contribution Cap Raised in Jordan

Jordan Payroll Outsourcing Alert– Social Security Contribution Cap revised Effective from January 1, 2020 Jordan payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Jordan. Mercans has alerted its Jordan payroll outsourcing clients of Tax Cap related changes....

Mar 11, 2020 1 min read
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Personal Income Tax Bracket in Ghana

Ghana Payroll Outsourcing Alert– Personal Income Tax Brackets have Changed Ghana payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Ghana. Mercans has alerted its Ghana payroll outsourcing clients of Personal Income Tax Bracket related changes. Effective ...

Mar 11, 2020 1 min read
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EPF Contributions Rate Reduced in Malaysia

Malaysia – Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) employee contribution rate reduced to 7% due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Mercans has alerted its Malaysia payroll outsourcing clients in a bid to soften the financial impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Malaysian gover...

Mar 4, 2020 1 min read
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Temporary Travel Restrictions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia – Temporary travel restrictions implemented due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Due to the global outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia has introduced the following temporary travel restrictions: Suspen...

Mar 2, 2020 1 min read
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2019 Tax Filing Deadlines in Lebanon

Lebanon – The deadline for filing 2019 income tax declarations has been extended. Lebanon payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Lebanon. Mercans has alerted its Lebanon payroll outsourcing clients of filing 2019 income tax. On February 25, 20...

Mar 2, 2020 1 min read
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2019 Tax Return Deadlines in Pakistan

Pakistan: Deadline for filing 2019 tax returns has been extended. Pakistan payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Pakistan. Mercans has alerted its Pakistan payroll outsourcing clients of filing 2019 tax returns. On January 31, 2020, the Pakis...

Feb 18, 2020 1 min read
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Tax Declarations Postponed in Turkey

Changes to Income Tax Withholding and Social Security Insurance Contributions Declaration Process Postponed Turkey payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Turkey. Mercans has alerted its Turkey payroll outsourcing clients of Income Tax Withholding...

Feb 18, 2020 1 min read
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Global Payroll Suite Upgrade for Asia

Asia Payroll Outsourcing Leader Upgrades Its SaaS Offering Mercans, a leading global payroll outsourcing leader, has rolled out a latest version of its Global Payroll Suite HRBlizzTM for the Asia Pacific region. The new version of HRBlizzTM SaaS Global Payroll Sui...

Feb 6, 2020 3 min read
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