Kai Mütze, Autor bei IAC Unternehmensberatung

USA: USCIS plans to increase fees

27. February 2023Global Mobility, USA Visa, USCIC

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new proposed rule (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) in January 2023 to adjust certain fees for applications for immigration and naturalization services. The proposal will be subject to 60 days of public comment. Submissions of comments will be accepted until March 06, 2023. After that, a...

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Travel expenses and travel expense reimbursements for business and work-related trips abroad from 01.01.2023

31. January 2023accommodation costs, additional subsistence expenses, administrative instruction, BMF, domestic lump sums, foreign business trips, foreign travel, lump sum, travel expense allowances, travel expenses

BMF letter of November 2022 The BMF has published the relevant lump sums for additional subsistence expenses and accommodation costs for business and business-related business trips abroad from 01.01.2023 onwards.

LAG Hamburg: Effectiveness of Hypotax Agreements between Employer and Employee

19. January 2023collective agreement employee, favourability comparison, Hypotax, LAG, LAG Hamburg, tax equalisation, Tax Protection, TVG

An individual contractual agreement according to which a fictitiously calculated wage tax may be withheld by the employer if the employee has been posted abroad under the collective agreement may violate section 4 subsection 3 TVG and thus be invalid if the agreement deviates from the (remuneration) collective agreement to the disadvantage of the employee...

On 1 January 2023 Croatia will join the Schengen area and the Eurozone

10. January 2023border controls, Croatia, EU Commission, EU member state, Euro, internal border, member state, passport controls, Schengen, Schengen area

Abolition of passport and border controls Croatia will become the 27th member state to join the Schengen area on 1 January 2023. This means that passport and border controls will no longer apply when crossing the internal borders to the country.

France increases its minimum wage as of 01.01.2023

4. January 2023Employee, France, hourly wage, minimum wage, purchasing power, remuneration, SMIC, Working time

Change in SMIC The minimum wage (SMIC) is the hourly wage below which it is forbidden to pay an employee in France.

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Change of fuel flat rates in the UK for the year 2023

2. January 2023Diesel, Flat Rates, Fuel Flat Rates, HMRC, Petrol, PWK, Travel Expense Claim, UK, United Kingdom

HMRC has changed the fuel flat rates in the UK for 01 December 2022. The old flat rates can still be used in December, but the new flat rates will be compulsory from January 2023.

Calculation parameters and limits in social insurance for the year 2023

21. December 2022social insurance

In 2023, many calculation parameters and thresholds for social security have increased. The following article provides you with an overview of which figures will apply in 2023:

Legislative amendments to the Romanian Labour Code

13. December 2022directive, employees, Employers, employment contracts, EU directive, labour code, Legislative changes, Romania, Romanian labour code, working hours

Comprehensive reform of existing labour law On 22.10.2022 the new Law 283/2022 amending and supplementing the existing Law 53/2003 entered into force. It is a very comprehensive reform of the existing labour law.

Reduction of the employer’s contribution in Austria

12. December 2022Austria, collective agreement, DB, DB contribution rate, employer contribution, family equalisation fund, non-wage labour costs

Relief in economically difficult times The employer’s contribution to the Family Compensation Fund (DB) will be reduced from 3.9% to 3.7% from 2025 ( § 41 para. 5 FLAG ).

Kai Mütze und Claudia Wolf beim Fokusseminar

That was to the point! Successful first focus seminar on the risk of staff shortages

8. December 2022CandidateExperience, EmployerBranding, event, Focus Seminar, HR, Human Resources, Local Worker, NewNormal, NewWork, Skilled Worker Shortage, Staff Shortage

Promising start for the new event series “In 120 minutes to the point” There is a lot going on in HR – lack of skilled workers, changing values, demographics, increased willingness to change among employees, new work and employer branding. HR can hardly keep up with the new circumstances and adapt to new challenges.

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