Legal Compliance and Risk

Staffing Company 2020 Planning Package

November 28, 2019

  • This report is a guide to find SIA research that will help you prepare your business for trends in 2020.
  • We have chosen approximately 100 reports to highlight in this Planning Package that we believe will be the most relevant and useful for you in planning tour strategy and preparing your business... More

Compliance with FLSA Overtime Rule Changes 2020

November 26, 2019

  • From Jan. 1, 2020 the standard salary level requirement for an employee to be exempt from the entitlement to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) increases from $455 per week (annualized $23,660) to $684 per week (annualized $35,568), the first increase since 2004.
  • This report... More

North America Legal Update Q3 2019

October 28, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q3 2019:
  • Canada: Prohibitions to be placed on federally regulated temp agencies’ fees; New employee entitlements in Part III of the Labour Code      ... More

Latin America Legal Update Q3 2019

October 18, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q3 2019:
  • Chile: New working hours rights for call center workers; New rules for employing students              ... More

Global Overview of Developments in Data Privacy: 2019 Update

August 21, 2019

  • US cross-party talks have stalled over a comprehensive federal privacy law while several state legislatures seek to impose broad obligations on businesses as to the use and control of personal data.
  • Brexit: If the UK leaves the EU without a “deal”, and without an Adequacy Decision by the EU,... More

Latin America Legal Update Q2 2019

July 31, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q2 2019:
  • Brazil: Requiring pregnant workers to do unhealthy work is unconstitutional
  • Mexico: Significant reform of federal labor law; Leave for parents of children... More

North America Legal Update Q2 2019

July 16, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q2 2019:
  • Canada: Quebec tables draft regulation on personnel placement agencies; Period of service as an independent contractor taken into account in reasonable notice of termination        ... More

Most Attractive Staffing Markets Globally 2019

June 4, 2019

  • This interactive tool provides comparative insights over 60 different staffing markets assessed across six Continents.
  • Our analysis provides a basic structure for understanding different strengths and weaknesses and a template for comparing a wide range of very different markets.
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Latin America Legal Update Q1 2019

April 25, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q1 2019:
  • Chile: Employment rights for those employed on contracts for specific tasks or services.
  • Costa Rica: Strengthened protection for women in the workplace.
  • Mexico... More

North America Legal Update Q1 2019

April 18, 2019

  • In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q1 2019:
  • Canada: British Columbia: Employers must register for new Employers Health Tax; Ontario’s Pay Transparency Act delayed; Extended leave provisions for federal... More