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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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Payroll Outsourcing in Saudi Arabia Best Way to Stay Compliant with Labor Law Changes

10 things you need to know about the latest changes in the Saudi Arabian Labor Law. The Ministry of Labor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced 38 amendments to the Labor Law. These changes went into effect from October 18, 2015. The full text of the amendment...

Nov 7, 2015 3 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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Does the Employee Outsourcing work in the Middle East?

Contingent or temporary workforce is often the right solution for the companies that need to onboard non-core staff quickly and without having to deal with the hassles of recruiting and payrolling them. Utilizing the Employee Outsourcing solutions becomes especially attra...

Jun 6, 2015 2 min read
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Can you pay employees in non-local currencies in the Middle East?

Many multinational companies operating in the Middle East employ expatriate staff and expats often want to be paid either in a non-local currency or multiple currencies. Our clients are struggling with either finding ways to pay expats in the non-local currencies or actua...

Jun 5, 2015 2 min read
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Statutory Change Alert

Saudi nationals counted towards the Saudization targets immediately upon their hiring. Effective February 22, 2015, the Ministry of Labor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has abolished its previous regulation with respect to using 13-week moving average count of Sa...

Feb 9, 2015 1 min read
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