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GIG ECONOMY SHAKING UP TRADITIONAL HR ROLES AND SECTOR NEEDS POSITIVE RESPONSE



AS the gig economy or ‘open talent economy’, grows within the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) region, how will it impact the area’s HR jobs? Experts warn that the number of full time, traditional personnel jobs are going to be cut significantly and the role of HR is bound to be disrupted.…

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MORE CREATIVE SKILLS REQUIRED TO ENSURE BEST POSSIBLE LABOUR OPPORTUNITIES IN ASEAN REGION



THE MEMBER countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) need to expand the remit of current skillsets identified in the grouping’s blueprint to ensure greater labour mobility during the fourth industrial revolution, according to a leading economist in the region.…

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GERMAN CARMAKERS FACE USD58.3 BILLION FINES OVER CARTEL



THE GERMAN car industry could be facing fines totalling EUR50 billion (USD58.3 billion) from European Union (EU) anti-trust authorities investigating allegations of a long-running cartel, experts fear. And with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz producer Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen all being investigated on allegations they were neck deep in a collusion deal dubbed ‘Das Kartell’, the resulting fines could prompt a permanent change in how the German auto industry works, said one specialist.…

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FASB RELEASES FRESH OVERHAUL OF THE USA’S GAAP CODE



THE FINANCIAL Accounting Standards Board (FASB), of the United States, has proposed revisions to the USA’s generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) on leases and also the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. It has also released a wide range of planned textual changes to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, covering nine sections of GAAP, including brokers and dealers’ liabilities, income taxes, fair value and more.…

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CANNABIS MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS TO BECOME MORE COMPLEX AS LEGALISATION GROWS IN NORTH AMERICA

BY DANIEL SEKULICH, in Toronto; LIZ NEWMARK, in Brussels; ED ZWIRN in New York; and SARAH GIBBONS, in London WITH the introduction of Bill C-45 into the Canadian House of Commons earlier this year, and its securing a second reading vote in June (see https://openparliament.ca/bills/42-1/C-45/), Canada’s government has moved closer to removing millions of dollars of dirty money from its economy.

Of course, it is not doing this by increasing policing and the number of suspicious transaction reports, but by liberalising what is now a criminal activity, the growing, processing, sale and consumption of cannabis for recreation.

By doing so, it plans to be the first G20 country to legalise and regulate the recreational use of cannabis nationwide by July 2018.…

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ECHA WARNS BRITISH LIVESTOCK CHEMICAL COMPANIES OF MAJOR TRADING RULE CHANGES FOLLOWING BREXIT



THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British meat and livestock industry-related chemical manufacturers and their trading partners in Europe, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.…

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RUSSIA WIDENS MEAT IMPORT BAN FROM WESTERN EXPORTERS



THE RUSSIAN government has expanded the range of meat and livestock imports that it is blocking from the USA and the European Union (EU) and other associated countries who have been imposing sanctions on Moscow over its annexation of the Crimea and support for Ukraine separatists.…

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RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WILL POSTPONE CONSOLIDATION OF MOSCOW AIRPORTS



The Russian government is to postpone implementing plans to consolidate Moscow airports into a single aviation hub under a single owner, hoping that the hands-off approach will encourage private investments in the country’s domestic airport industry. 

The Kremlin had earlier been vocal in calling for a united ownership of Moscow’s four airports, but the move has been resisted.…

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CANNABIS MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS TO BECOME MORE COMPLEX AS LEGALISATION GROWS IN NORTH AMERICA



WITH the introduction of Bill C-45 into the Canadian House of Commons earlier this year, and its securing a second reading vote in June (see https://openparliament.ca/bills/42-1/C-45/), Canada’s government has moved closer to removing millions of dollars of dirty money from its economy.…

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ECHA WARNS THAT UK MINERALS CHEMICAL FIRMS MAY SUFFER BECAUSE OF BREXIT



THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British minerals sector chemical suppliers and their trading partners in Europe, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.

It has released a database seeking to advise chemical producers of how their legal obligations will change.…

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