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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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UAE Labor Law Updates

A new Localization strategy to boost a higher UAE nationals inclusion in the private sector The ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (“MOHRE”) has recently made a further new statement related to the expected changes to the existing UAE Employment Law, th...

Jul 11, 2018 2 min read
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Major Changes in UAE Visa Rules

UAE New Visa Rule abolishes mandatory bank guarantee for labor recruitment As part of Mercans’ efforts to provide regular and efficient updates on the immigration rules and to keep all our Clients abreast of the UAE government changes in laws and policies, we'd l...

Jul 11, 2018 2 min read
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Turkey Payroll Outsourcing News

Industry disruptive Turkey Payroll Suite upgrade launched Turkey payroll outsourcing provider Mercans rolled out the latest versions of its cutting-edge payroll outsourcing software. The new version of HR blizz Global Payroll Suite (hrblizz.net) builds on Mercans’...

Jul 6, 2018 3 min read
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Payroll Outsourcing Alert-Egypt

Contact Mercans' Payroll Outsourcing Team in Egypt for Guaranteed Compliance. Outsource your payroll in Egypt to Mercans to ensure your compliance with the new social security calculation rules. Egypt introduces new Social Security contribution basis from July 1,...

Jul 4, 2018 1 min read
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Foreign investors can soon own 100% equity in Qatari companies

Foreign investors can soon own 100% equity in Qatari companies In order to attract and increase the foreign capital investments and to accelerate the further development of commercial and economic sectors and in accordance with the guidelines received from His Hig...

Jun 28, 2018 2 min read
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Egypt New Tax Rates – Consult Mercans’ Payroll Outsourcing Team

New Tax Rates in Egypt - Outsource Your Payroll to Ensure Compliance Effective from July 1, 2018, Egypt is amending the Article 8 of the Income Tax Law No. 91/2005. The newly enacted Law No. 97 of 2018, issued on June 23, 2018, introduces the below revised tax bra...

Jan 28, 2018 2 min read
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GCC Countries, including UAE, align policies for the quick introduction of a Value Adde...

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are currently coordinating their tax policy with the aim to introduce a value-added tax (VAT) as soon as possible. According to Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary at the Emirates’ Ministry of Finance, the introduction wi...

Jan 19, 2016 2 min read
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Oman Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Omani companies must follow WPS regulations – payroll outsourcing ensures full compliance. Wages Protection System (WPS) was introduced by the Ministry of Manpower and Central Bank of Oman in January 2014. In accordance with the Article 53 of the Omani Labor Law, ...

Dec 27, 2015 2 min read
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Payroll Outsourcing – Answer to Saudi Arabia WPS Rules

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor expands the WPS compliance requirements. Consider payroll outsourcing solutions in order to comply with the WPS requirements in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Labor has announced that effective from November 1, 2015, all companies w...

Nov 23, 2015 2 min read
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Qatar – Statutory Change Alert

Deadline for the implementation of the Wages Protections System (WPS) delayed until November 3, 2015. Executive Summary: Ministry of Labor in Qatar has delayed the deadline for the implementation of WPS until November 3, 2015. The deadline was extended in order...

Sep 3, 2015 3 min read
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Qatar Implements Wages Protections System (WPS) – Consider Payroll Outsourcing Solutions

Implementation of WPS in Qatar poses a new challenge and encourages utilization of payroll outsourcing providers. Following suit of the UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar is implementing Wages Protection System (WPS) to ensure that salaries paid t...

Aug 14, 2015 3 min read
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor introduces new regulations for telecommuter programs

The Ministry of Labor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a Ministerial Decree No. 792 dated December 14, 2014 and effective from February 20, 2015, which establishes procedural requirements for the companies that wish to employ telecommuters or teleworkers....

Jul 16, 2015 2 min read
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