The Seoul Metropolitan Government reversed course on its controversial order on the COVID-19 testing of foreign workers in Seoul after receiving criticism from diplomatic missions and commerce organizations.
Many countries have started to roll out vaccines against COVID-19. While a vaccination program is viewed by many as the long-awaited route out of the pandemic, this presents challenges for employers—including whether they can require employees to be vaccinated.
“Just-In-Time” is a series of written interviews with experts from different backgrounds, all of whom have extensive experience with supply chains, including knowledge of current trends and future developments. Issue 1 features Jan Läzer, Managing Director, Dortmunder Eisenbahn GmbH, a member of Captrain Group.
The energy industry continues to evolve as sectors converge and as demand, supply and consumer preferences change. The global economy is shifting to lower-carbon sources of energy, coinciding with (or resulting from) a renewed focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
With each extension, the scope of the suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency which was first introduced in March 2020 became more and more limited. Now, it might finally cease to exist, so that managing directors of a German limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) will be once again obliged to file for the opening of insolvency proceedings if the company is illiquid (zahlungsunfähig), or over-indebted (überschuldet), regardless of whether or not such illiquidity or over-indebtedness is based on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and whether or not there is a prospect of eliminating the existing reason for insolvency through recourse to state aid.
To mark International Women’s Day “Choose to Challenge” campaign, our Asia Diversity & Inclusion RAW (Retain and Advance Women) Network Co-Chairs Susanne Harris and Amita Haylock were delighted to host Fiona Callanan-Thorsby, Sammi Cho and Fiona Phillips – three women of influence in banking and consulting – for a fascinating webinar discussion on their experiences as women leaders, and what this year’s theme means to them.
One epidemic brought the world to stand still in 2020. To move forward, enterprises had to engage in previously-untested approaches and remain focused on productivity in an environment of total change.
In a new article, “A Time to Shine — ESG Drives Gender Equity in Leadership”, we discuss the intersection of gender, diversity, leadership and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concepts, and how these concepts can combine to drive corporate performance to new heights.
Monday, 5:45am. My youngest (2) wakes me up with lots of kisses. That’s a way to start the day, I think, though I only had 6 hours of sleep. Shortly after, my oldest (4) joins us and demands her breakfast. Alright, that’s another way to do it…
On 10 February 2021, the German Federal Government published a draft for the Transparency Register and Financial Information Act (Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetz – TraFinG).
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