Log Book No. 86 – February 2016 Employment contract : consequence of a modification imposed by a collective bargaining agreement. The policy applicable to professional football, which has the legal force of an industry-wide collective bargaining agreement, enables the clubs to reduce the remuneration of their players in case of relegation to an inferior division. The […]
We advise our clients in all aspects of corporate taxation. Our expertise ranges from tax audits to tax aspects of restructuring, as well as advice to executives teams regarding their tax regimes (expatriates, tax incentives, etc.). We assist corporate executives in preparing their personal tax returns. We provide them with information on the taxation of […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Benoît Couty of Pichard & Associés . Benoît has joined IR as our exclusive Tax(Law) Member in France. Benoît Couty advises on the tax aspects of mergers & acquisitions, international group mergers, LBOs and share capital reorganisations. He also has considerable expertise […]
Log Book No. 84 – December 2015 Mandatory medical check-ups : difficulties with occupational medicine are not an acceptable justification for employers’ own failures. A terminated employee brought various claims before the labour court. In particular, they claimed that their employer failed to fulfil its duty of care, due to there being no pre-employment health check-up […]
Infocredit Group, one of the leading international providers of Risk Management Solutions is pleased to announce that it has been awarded with the ISO 22301:2012 Business Continuity Management Systems certification, making it the first Cypriot company to receive this certification. With more than 40 years of experience and with our timeless vision “To Enhance Transparency […]
Like every year, the new Finance Bill 2016 should be approved at the end of December. The following highlights the proposals that are relevant to foreign companies and foreign individuals. Value added tax Foreign entrepreneurs that sell directly to French private customers have to be careful in 2016. Under the actual distance selling rules, an […]
Log Book No. 82 – October 2015 Redundancy : consequences of refusing to pay for an expert requested by elected representatives. Staff representatives asked the administrative court to cancel the approval of an employment preservation plan (“PSE” in French), in particular on the grounds that their request for the assistance of a chartered accountant at the […]
Employment contracts : notice of termination of a trial period must be paid. The provisions of article L. 1221-25 of the French Labour Code require employers who terminate an employee’s trial period to observe a notice period. Since an order of 26th June 2014, this text specifies that “when the notice period is not observed, its […]
During the event, that will take place on 9th December 2015 at the seat of the Italian Stock Exchange (Milano), we will be focusing on the harmonization process between the two major accounting standard sets: IAS/IFRS and US GAAPs. The event, jointly organized by BP&A and the Univesity of Urbino, will focus on the progresses […]
The free movement of goods and people across the EU does not apply to the purchase of television programmes, films or music. Unsurprisingly, TV broadcasters and film distributors are opposed to removing geo-blocking techniques, which prevent their services from being used on a cross border basis. However, a resolution adopted by the European parliament on […]
The case of Absolute Lofts South West London Limited v Artisan Home Improvements Limited and another (2015) EWHC 2608(IPEC) is an Intellectual Property Enterprise Court case, where the judge was asked to determine the damages for use of over twenty photographs on the website of a home improvement services company, in circumstances where the photographer’s […]
Our World is becoming global! Cross Border Hiring is happening every minute! More and more red flags are appearing in fake resumes. ICG’s Employment Verification service is acting as you’re HR outsource department in assessing the resumes so your HR department can focus on other important issues. By outsourcing HR activities and functions, companies can […]