Modernisation of the non-competition clause
According to the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, the non-competition clause under Dutch law is currently unnecessarily restrictive. The government therefore intends to reform the current rules regarding the non-competition clause. What are the current rules and what will change?
Non-competition clause and relationship clause
A non-compet…
Member Publications
I. Entitlement of Mini-Jobbers to Equal Pay – Federal Labor Court, Judgment dated January 18, 2023 - 5 AZR 108/22
The plaintiff in this decision of the Federal Labor Court ("BAG") worked as a paramedic for the defendant as part of a marginal employment (so-called mini-job). Among other things, the defendant provided emergency rescue and ambulance services. For this purpose, it employed so-called "…
Vietnam is an important part of the international supply chain thanks to its geographical position and being a country member in a number of Free Trade Agreements. The land reserved for industrial development is limited and subject to be strictly controlled. Therefore, understanding the master plan of industrial development is important to investors and consultants. ATIM Law Firm, ALFA Internatio…
On 25 May 2023, Act XXV of 2023 on Complaints and Whistleblowing and on the Rules Relating to the Reporting of Abuses (“Complaints Act” or “Act“) was published in the Hungarian Gazette, implementing the Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons reporting violations of EU law, i.e., the “Whistleblowing” Directive (“Directive“) into the Hungarian law. The Act has introduced the inte…
On 8 May 2023, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that the expected date of entry into force of certain legislative changes in the Dutch tax treatment of partnerships and specific investment fund regimes FGR (fund for joint account), FBI (the fiscal investment institution) and VBI (the exempt investment institution) will be deferred from 1 January 2024 to 1 January 2025. This allows taxpayers…
Last week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) had concluded the negotiation of the first trade agreement under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
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On 16 December 2022, the German Parliament ("Bundestag") passed the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). After it initially did not receive the required majority in the second Chamber ("Bundesrat"), the Bundesrat now agreed to the Bundestag's agreement proposal on 12 May 2023, so that the law is now to enter into force in mid-June 2023.
The law aims to better protect employees who have become …
Minnesota is banning employment non-competes and restricting provisions that require non-Minnesota law or venue for non-compete disputes. The law will become effective on July 1, 2023, and will apply to agreements entered into on or after that date. Minnesota’s changes follow many other states that have statutorily limited restrictive covenants but are separate from the FTC’s proposed ban (which …
Weinhold Legal, ALFA International's member firm in the Czech Republic, recently wrote a Cyber Alert discussing Cybersecurity according to NIS2, The NIS2 Directive and its effectiveness, National Cybersecurity, and next steps.
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In December, 28th 2022 the Law 19/1991, of June 6th, of Wealth Tax was amended by introducing a new paragraph in its article 5. Uno. b) in relation to taxable person subject to a real obligation to contribute.
Until this amendment, such article provided that any non-Spanish resident individual is a taxable person by virtue of real obligation in respect of the assets and rights they hold when thes…