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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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Six Reasons Why Mercans is the Global Payroll Outsourcing Leader

Managing Human Resources and Payroll functions for a multinational company can be a complex task. Working in just, say, the US and Japan means handling two different sets of labor laws, sending cash across the Pacific Ocean, and handling employees’ data and interna...

Apr 27, 2021 6 min read
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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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Why and how multinational companies should do business in Saudi Arabia?

What multinational companies should know about doing business in KSA Although it's not necessarily the right time for companies to expand abroad, open new offices, or explore new markets, the latest reforms in Saudi Arabia (KSA) have spotlighted growing opportun...

Apr 18, 2021 7 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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How Can Global Payroll Automation Improve Your Business Efficiency

Over the past decade, international movement by employees has grown significantly. Deloitte details in a recent Global Payroll Management Report how economies, capital, trade, technology, and HRM are now interconnected globally, and why, therefore, businesses need ...

Mar 5, 2021 6 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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