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COVID-19: Rights and Obligations of Healthcare Professionals in a Pandemic
Considering the impact of this COVID-19 Pandemic globally, and the possible strains it could have on the health care system of Maldives, this post looks at rights and responsibilities of healthcare workers.
COVID-19: Employment Retention Measures – Lessons from Other Countries
This article explores in detail decisive measures introduced and implemented by governments worldwide to help businesses to retain their employees.
COVID-19: An opportune to introduce Unemployment Benefit Schemes?
This write-up explores the factors useful to consider in providing unemployment benefits, challenges that may come across and the approaches in practice in other jurisdictions.
COVID-19 FAQs: Employment Matters
Here we provide answers to some of the important Frequently Asked Question on the rights employees may have in dire situations like the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.
COVID-19 FAQs: Taxes & Fees
Here we provide answers to some of the questions questions with respect to your tax affairs and how the COVID-19 pandemic would have an impact on you as a taxpayer.
COVID-19: Workforce Restructuring
by Rafa Rasheed
Prelude
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are considering, or have already reduced their workforce due to the interruption of business operations as a result of measures implemented by the government or due…
President Ratifies amendment to Anti-Human Trafficking Act
President Solih, on 29 March 2020, ratified the first amendment to the Maldives Anti-Human Trafficking Act.
The amendment brings changes to section 60(b) of the Act - composition of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Steering Committee. Prior to…
Government Introduces Stimulus Package to Aid Businesses
President Ibrahim Solih addressed the nation and the concerns of the citizens regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects upon the nation. The President’s speech addressed many concerns which have been shared by citizens and enterprises operating…
COVID-19 - A Reason to Discharge Contractual Obligations?
by Mariyam Naufa
With the onset of the global public health emergency of coronavirus (COVID-19), supply chains continue to be disrupted and consumer spending has plummeted to unprecedented levels. As a result, businesses are looking…
New Income Tax Regulation published
Income Tax Regulation (Number 2020/R-21) has been published in the Government Gazette on 10 March 2020. With this, the previous Income Tax Regulation (Regulation Number 2019/R-1090) published by the MIRA on 31 December 2019 has now been repealed.
Some…