The Dominican Republic has a wide range of business opportunities for United States-based companies, including in tourism, ecotourism, mining, transportation, energy, agriculture, technology, electronics and telecommunications. Indeed, over the past decade, a wide range of new laws and initiatives enacted by the Dominican government has led numerous American corporations to successfully begin operating in the Dominican Republic.
Recently, in fact, a number of American health, finance, and banking companies have discovered -- and have begun to fill -- an interesting business niche resulting from a new law that many Dominicans had believed affected only Dominican workers.
The law creates a Dominican Social Security System. Recognizing an opportunity, American companies have established affiliates to handle the medical, insurance and pension issues arising from the new law. The relative ease with which these U.S....
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OTC Trade is processed through multiple systems and processes within the firm. To ensure that all the systems and processes are aligned to each other appropriately maintaining a perfect copy of the trade at all the time in all the places is vital.
Many franchisors found the Ontario Superior Court of Justice's decision in 405341 "Ontario Limited v. Midas Canada Inc." (Midas) troubling as it called into question some practices common to many franchisors.
On June 10, 2010, approximately three years after its Franchises Act (the Act) received royal assent, New Brunswick published two franchising regulations.
In response to the recent parliamentary inquiries concerning franchising and unconscionable conduct, the Federal Government has amended the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code)
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Employers can use set-off clauses to pay their employees an all-inclusive rate. The Fair Work Ombudsman has confirmed that it considers set-off clauses as a valid means of making payments.
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Today, companies around the world stand at the intersection between recession and recovery. Many executives have begun evaluating their business plans and revising their strategies with an eye toward a future that remains uncertain.
