Weekly International Highlights From Nair & Co.

Australia Eliminates Sponsorship Limits on Subclass 457 Visas
France Launches New Centralized Transfer Pricing Program - MEJEI
Germany Issues New Guidelines on Personal Data Used for Advertising
Israel Announces Work Permit for Short Term Employment
Philippines Introduces New Permit for 9(g) Pre-arranged Employment Visa Applicants

BRISTOL, England--()--Nair & Co., the leader in international business expansion and support publishes HR, regulatory, taxation and company updates for the current week.

Australia Eliminates Sponsorship Limits on Subclass 457 Visas

The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has eliminated the sponsorship limits on subclass 457 visas. As per the new policy, employers will continue to estimate and report the total sponsorships to DIBP; the same will no longer be subject to strict limits and scrutiny.
Read More: http://www.nair-co.com/NairCo-PR-AustraliaEliminatesSponsorshipLimitsonSubclass457Visas-20140311.aspx

France Launches New Centralized Transfer Pricing Program - (MEJEI)

French Tax authorities launched a new transfer pricing program - Mission d’expertise juridique et économique internationale (MEJEI). This program will be jointly responsible for both Advance Pricing Arrangements (APAs) and Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs).
Read More: http://www.nair-co.com/NairCo-PR-FranceLaunchesNewCentralizedTransferPricingProgram-20140305.aspx

Germany Issues New Guidelines on Personal Data Used for Advertising

New guidelines related to the collection and usage of personal data for advertising purposes are applicable to all companies carrying out German advertising operations regardless of advertising medium (email, telephone, mail) and target market (business-to-consumer and business-to-business).
Read More: http://www.nair-co.com/NairCo-PR-GermanyIssuesNewGuidelinesonPersonalDataUsedforAdvertising-20140307.aspx

Israel Announces Work Permit for Short Term Employment

As per the Work Permit Unit, experts and managers from countries that have signed an agreement with Israel are now allowed to work in Israel for up to 30 days on a B/2 Business Visa. Earlier, the only option to obtain a work visa was to complete the time consuming and extensive process to obtain a B/1 Work Visa which is valid for one year.
Read More: http://www.nair-co.com/NairCo-PR-IsraelAnnouncesWorkPermitforShortTermEmployment-20140306.aspx

Philippines Introduces New Permit for 9(g) Pre-arranged Employment Visa Applicants

The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has introduced a new permit applicable only for foreign nationals applying for 9(g) Pre-arranged Employment Visas, all other visa categories are exempted. Applicants can start working only after receiving a Provisional Work Permit (PWP), while the AEP application is under process.
Read More: http://www.nair-co.com/NairCo-PR-PhilippinesIntroducesNewPermitfor9(g)VisaApplicants-20140312.aspx

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Release Summary

Australia Eliminates Sponsorship Limits on Subclass 457 Visas, France Launches MEJEI, Germany-New Guidelines on Personal Data Used for Advertising, Israel-Work Permit for Short Term Employment

Contacts

Nair & Co.
Yvonne Smith, +1-408-515-6887
yvonne.smith@nairusa.com
or
Gutenberg Communications for Nair & Co.
Stefanie Cannon, +1-408-335-6965
nairco@gutenbergpr.com