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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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Tax Declarations Changed in Turkey

Turkey Payroll Outsourcing Alert - Changes to Income Tax Withholding and Social Security Insurance Contributions Declaration Process Introduced Turkey payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Turkey. Mercans has alerted its Turkey payroll outsourci...

Jan 13, 2020 1 min read
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40% Top Tax Bracket Introduced in Turkey

Turkey Payroll Outsourcing Alert - New 40% Top Tax Bracket Introduced Turkey payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Turkey. Mercans has alerted its Turkey payroll outsourcing clients of new 40% top tax bracket has been introduced. Effective from ...

Jan 13, 2020 1 min read
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Transportation Exemption in Turkey

Turkey Payroll Outsourcing Alert - Transportation Allowance Exempted From Income Tax Turkey payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Turkey. Mercans has alerted its Turkey payroll outsourcing clients of transportation allowance exemption related ch...

Jan 13, 2020 1 min read
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Egypt Social Security Calculations Change

Egypt Social Security calculation rules have changed. Effective from January 1, 2020, the government of Egypt has amended the Social Insurance contributions calculation process.

Jan 11, 2020 1 min read
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UAE WPS Process Changed

Global Payroll Outsourcing Leader Issues an Alert UAE announces changes to the Wage Protection System (WPS) The UAE government has announced, that the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) systems are now linked with the systems of the Identity, ...

Jan 8, 2020 2 min read
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Jordan Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Jordan Payroll Outsourcing Alert - Jordan amends personal tax exemptions effective from January 1, 2020. Global Payroll Outsourcing provider Mercans has issued the following Jordan Payroll Outsourcing alert. On November 2019, the Ministry of Finance for Jordan ...

Dec 29, 2019 1 min read
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Pakistan Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Payroll & HR Insights From a Global Payroll Outsourcing Provider Deadline for filing 2019 tax returns has been extended in Pakistan On September 30, 2019, the Pakistani Federal Board of Revenue extended the deadline for filing of 2019 tax year individual and ...

Oct 11, 2019 1 min read
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Morocco Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Payroll & HR Insights From a Global Payroll Outsourcing Provider Minimum wage increased in Morocco By the governmental decree published on June 27, 2019, the guaranteed minimum wage was increased to 14.13 MAD per hour effective from July 1st, 2019. Accordingl...

Oct 11, 2019 1 min read
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Algeria Financial Shareholding Alert

Algeria: Shareholder requirements eased for foreign investors Since 2008, Algeria has been applying foreign ownership restrictions, which limit the non-Algerian shareholders’ equity interest in Algerian entities to 49%. On September 11, 2019, a preliminary draft...

Oct 11, 2019 1 min read
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Pakistan Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Payroll & HR Insights From a Global Payroll Outsourcing Provider Notification of Pension Rate Increase of 20% for EOBI Pensioners The Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development has issued a Notification (No.7 (3)...

Mar 5, 2019 2 min read
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Saudi Arabia Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Payroll & HR Insights From a Global Payroll Outsourcing Provider Clarification of the treatment of Company Provided Housing in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) introduced the Wage Protections System (WPS) in 2013. All employers with more t...

Feb 19, 2019 5 min read
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Saudi Arabia Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Payroll & HR Insights From a Global Payroll Outsourcing Provider The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Eases Immigration and ‘Saudization’ Rules During January 2019, the government of Saudi Arabia has introduced several changes to its Nitaqat (Saudization) and immigrat...

Feb 19, 2019 2 min read
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