Resolutions in Absentia – A Useful Convenience in the Management of Limited Liability Companies and Joint-Stock Companies

In the conditions of a global pandemic and strengthened measures for social distancing, the issue of the resolutions in absentia in the management of companies becomes relevant.

The Fifth COVID-19 Act Adopted in Slovenia

On 15 October 2020, the Slovenian Parliament adopted the Interim Measures for Mitigation and Elimination of Consequences Act COVID-19 (ZZUOOP) or the so-called Fifth COVID-19 Act.

EDPS Issues Orientations on Temperatures Checks by EU Institutions

Acknowledging that body temperature checks conducted systematically as part of health and safety measures adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 contamination may interfere into individuals’ rights to private life and data protection, European Data Protection Supervisor issued on 1 September 2020 orientations on proper practices to be applied by the EU institutions in this regard.

Measures to Stimulate the Maintenance/Increase of Equity and Clarifications regarding the Corporate Income Tax Bonus

Emergency Ordinance No. 153/2020 for the establishment of fiscal measures to stimulate the maintenance/increase of equity, as well as for the completion of normative acts was published in the Official Gazette No. 817/2020. Measures to stimulate the maintenance/increase of equity Taxpayers (corporate income taxpayers, micro-enterprises taxpayer, and specific taxpayers), benefit from the following reductions of annual income tax/micro-enterprises income tax/specific tax: 2%, if the accounting equity is positive in the year for which the tax is owed (for taxpayers legally obliged to constitute…

KG Law Firm - Health and Safety

At KG Law Firm, the health and safety of its employees remain number one priority and the firm is working hard to make sure that it minimizes the risks related to the spread of Covid-19. KG Law Firm has therefore adopted the following preventive and protective measures: It provides COVID-19 tests for all employees with expenses fully covered by the firm; It has implemented temperature screening for all people entering its premises; It promotes “social distancing” and hence asks to limit close personal interactions and attempts to reduce density within a common workspace; It has provided…

Latest News in the Labour Law Field in Romania

Amendment of the measures applicable in the current state of alert, the procedure for settlement and payment of the state support sums under GEO No. 132/2020 and paid days off for parents The Government Decision No. 729/31.08.2020 on the amendment and completion of Annex No. 3 to the GD No. 668/2020 on the prolongation of the state of alert on Romanian territory has been published within the Official Gazette No. 797, dated 31 August 2020. This normative act establishes and amends a series of measures applicable during the current state of alert, out of which we mention, from an employment perspective: Certain…

The Uncertain Fate of the Intervention Measures in the Field of Construction Law

Authors: Kaja Baskovic, Miha Stravs In recent months, the Slovenian Parliament adopted several so-called intervention acts that imposed temporary measures in various areas, one of which is the construction legislation (e.g. regarding the position of accessory participants, the start of construction and the status of non-governmental organizations). More about these measures is available here. Some of these measures came into force with the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Contain the COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigate its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy (ZIUZEOP) and were supposed…

Recent Amendments to Turkish Labour Legislation

Law on the Establishment of Digital Platforms Commission and Amendment of Certain Laws, stipulating additional measures with respect to COVID-19, was published in the Official Gazette on 28 July 2020.