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Armenia
How are Annual Leave Payments calculated in Armenia? Can Unused Leave be rolled over?
How is the Sick Leave Payment calculated in Armenia? Who pays for it?

Australia
What types of employment contract are there in Australia?
What mandatory clauses must be included in an Australian employment contract?
What makes a contract invalid in Australia?
What are the minimum employee entitlements in Australia?
What are the mandatory benefits in Australia?
Is private health insurance available in Australia?
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Austria
What type of employment agreement is recommended in Austria?
What is the standard probation period in Austria?
What are the annual leaves in Austria?
What are the standard working hours in Austria?
What are the public holidays in Austria?
Can employees work on public holidays in Austria?
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Bangladesh
How are salaries prorated in Bangladesh?
What are the standard probation periods in Bangladesh?
What is the recommended type of employment agreement in Bangladesh?
What are the leave entitlements in Bangladesh?
What are the public holidays in Bangladesh?
Can employees work on public holidays in Bangladesh?
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Brazil
What are the Public Holidays in Brazil?
What are the Vacation and Leave Entitlements in Brazil?
What are the Sick Leave regulations in Brazil?
What are additional Paid Leaves in Brazil?
Are Medical Examinations mandatory for employees in Brazil?
What is the Carteira de Trabalho e Previdência Social (CTPS) in Brazil?
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Canada
Employment Contracts
Benefits Packages
Introducing PEO in Canada
What types of employment contract are there in Canada?
What mandatory clauses must be included in a Canadian employment contract?
How do you amend an employment contract in Canada?
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China
Thanks for hiring with Horizons EOR in China
Welcome onboard to Horizons in China
What resident status does Horizons EOR cover in China?
What are the statutory compensations in China?
What are open-end employment agreements in China?
How are expenses managed in China?
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Colombia
What is the Expenses-Process in Colombia?
What are the bank holidays in Colombia?
Can employees work on bank holidays in Colombia?
How is overtime handled in Colombia?
What are the standard probation periods in Colombia?
How are sick leaves handled in Colombia?
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Denmark
What constitutes as working hours during a business trip? - Denmark
What are the standard working hours in Denmark? How is Overtime compensated?
What are the standard probation periods in Denmark?
What are the Annual Leave entitlements in Denmark?
What are the Sick Leave regulations in Denmark?
What are paid and unpaid leave entitlements in Denmark?
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Ethiopia
How are expenses managed in Ethiopia?
What is Maternity and Parental Leave regulated in Ethiopia?
What are the leaves entitlements in Ethiopia?
What are the public holidays in Ethiopia?
What are the mandatory benefits in Ethiopia?
When and how are salaries prorated in Ethiopia?

France
What are the Public Holidays in France?
What happens if a Public Holiday falls on a weekend in France?
How are Working Hours regulated in France?
What are the Sick Leave Entitlements in France? What Process should employees follow?
What are the Annual Leave entitlements in France?
How are Probation Periods regulated in France?
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Georgia
Can Russian Nationals Work without a visa in Georgia?

Germany
What are the regulations of the social security system in Germany?
How are sick days handled in Germany?
What are probation periods in Germany?
How are annual leaves regulated in Germany?
What are the public / bank holidays in Germany?
What are the working hours in Germany?
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Hongkong SAR (China)
Mandatory Employer Burden in Hongkong SAR
Bank Holidays & Horizons Payroll Calendar - Hongkong SAR2024

India
How are salaries prorated in India?
What is the standard probation period in India?
How many public holidays are there in India?
How is overtime handled in India?
What are the standard working hours in India?
How are income taxes on salaried income calculated in India?
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Indonesia
What are the standard working hours and overtime regulations in Indonesia?
Can employees work on public holidas in Indonesia?
What are the regulations on annual leave in Indonesia?
How is sick leave regulated in Indonesia?
What leave entitlements exist in Indonesia?
What are the public holidays in Indonesia?
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Ireland
What are the key details of Maternity Leave in Ireland?
What are sick leave entitlements and processes like in Ireland?
What is the Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) in Ireland?
What is the paternity leave entitlement and process in Ireland?
What are leave entitlements like in Ireland?
What are the public holidays in Ireland?
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Italy
What are the employee classifications in Italy?
Why does Horizons prefer indefinite Employment Agreements in Italy?
What are the annual leave entitlements in Italy?
What are the sick leave entitlements like in Italy?
What are paid and unpaid leaves in Italy?
What are the public holidays in Italy?
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Japan
【LEAVES】Bank Holidays & Horizons Payroll Calendar - Japan 2024
What are the annual health check-ups in Japan?

Kenya
What are the sick leave regulations in Kenya?
What are the Maternity and Paternity Leave regulations in Kenya?
What are probation periods like in Kenya?

Lebanon
What are the sick leave entitlements in Lebanon?
How is maternity leave structured in Lebanon?

Mexico
How are expenses processed and reimbursed in Mexico?
What are the public holidays in Mexico?
Are home office allowances mandatory in Mexico?
How are salary payments processed in Mexico?
What are additional mandatory payments in Mexico?
What annual leaves are employees entitled to in Mexico?
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Mozambique
How are expenses managed in Mozambique?

Netherland
Horizons Payroll Calendar - Netherland 2024
How Does the 30% Ruling Work in the Netherlands?
What are the regulations for Working Hours in the Netherlands?
What are the standard annual leaves in the Netherlands?
What is the standard Sick Leave Pay in the Netherlands?
What are the public holidays in the Netherlands?
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Nepal
How to submit Expenses and request Reimbursements in Nepal?
What are the Probation Periods like in Nepal?
What are the public holidays in Nepal?

Nigeria
How are expenses managed in Nigeria?
What are the public / bank holidays in Nigeria?
What are the Maternity Leave entitlements in Nigeria?
What are the Paternity Leave entitlements in Nigeria?
What are the Sick Leave regulations in Nigeria?
What are the Annual Leave entitlements in Nigeria?
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North Macedonia
Is there no employer burden in North Macedonia?

Pakistan
Salary Calculated in Pakistan?
Holidays in Pakistan?
Statutory Contributions in Pakistan?
Severance Pay in Pakistan?

Philippines
How are salaries prorated in the Philippines?
Background Checks in the Philippines
Bank holidays and Calendar in the Philippines
Can employees work during national holidays in the Philippines?
How is overtime handled in the Philippines?
What are the standard probation periods in the Philippines?
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Peru
What is the expenses and reimbursement process in Peru?
What is the Family Allowance in Peru?

Poland
What should you know about Trial Period Contracts in Poland?
What are the Holiday Regulations and Payment Rules in Poland?
Is Backdating Employment Agreements allowed in Poland?
What are the Medical Checkup Requirements for new employees in Poland?
Can Employment Agreements be signed digitally in Poland?
What are the Working Hours in Poland? How about Overtime?
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Portugal
What is the Payroll Cost in Portugal?
How to apply for an NIF number in Portugal?
When and how are salaries prorated in Portugal?
How are the 14 Pay Periods managed in Portugal?
Can employment agreements be backdated in Portugal?
Can employees work during public holidays in Portugal?
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Singapore
How is CPF being caculated in Singapore?
How are salaries prorated in Singapore？
How is the social security system set up in Singapore?
What are the standard probation periods in Singapore? What about notice periods?
What are the national and bank holidays in Singapore?
Can employees work during national holidays in Singapore?
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South Korea
What Onboarding Documents shall Employee provide for enrollment？
What are required for your reimbursement claming on expense In Korea？
What items of remunerations are tax exemptions in Korea？
Horizons Payroll Calendar - Korea 2024
Who is required to review and acknowledge the Work Rules in South Korea?
What is the minimum wage notice in South Korea?
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South Africa
What is the process to take Maternity Leave in South Africa?
What is the process to take Paternity Leave in South Africa?
What are the Annual Leave Entitlements in South Africa?
What are Sick Leave and Family Responsibility Leave (FRL) Entitlements in South Africa?
What are the Mandatory Benefits in South Africa?
What is the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) in South Africa?
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Spain
What are the national and bank holidays in Spain in 2024?
What type of leaves are employees entitled to in Spain?
Can employees work during national holidays in Spain?
How is overtime handled in Spain?
What are the probation periods in Spain?
How are sick leaves regulated in Spain?
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Sri Lanka
Salary Calculation in Sri Lanka?
Severance Pay in Sri Lanka?

Sweden
Horizons Payroll Calendar - Sweden 2024
What are the Parental Leave Benefits in Sweden?
What are the Public Holidays in Sweden?
What are the Annual Leave entitlements in Sweden?
How are Sick Leaves regulated in Sweden?
What are the Paid and Upaid Leaves in Sweden?
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Taiwan (China)
Bank Holidays & Horizons Payroll Calendar - Taiwan(China)2024
How are expenses handled in Taiwan?
How are salaries prorated in Taiwan?
How is Overtime compensation being handled in Taiwan?
Mandatory Employer Burden in Taiwan
Statutory Compensation in Taiwan
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Tanzania
What are the Employer Burdens in Tanzania?
How does Medical Care work under the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Tanzania?

Thailand
How are Expenses and Per Diems processed in Thailand?
What is the standard Employment Agreement Horizons offers in Thailand?
What are the standard Probation Periods in Thailand?
What are the standard Working Hours in Thailand? How about Overtime?
What are the Annual Leave Entitlements in Thailand?
What are the Sick Leave policies in Thailand?
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United Kingdom
How are Expenses and Per Diems managed in the United Kingdom (UK)?
What do I need to know about my Tax Code in the United Kingdom (UK)?
What is a P45 and what if I don't have one in the United Kingdom (UK)?
What are the mandatory benefits for employees in the United Kingdom (UK)?
How can an employee opt-out of the Pension Scheme in the United Kingdom (UK)?
How can an employee retrieve Pension Account Details in the United Kingdom (UK)?
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United States of America
What is At-Will Employment? What are the Termination Notice Periods in the US
What are the public holidays in the USA?
What are Paid and Unpaid Time Off (PTO) in the USA?
What are the mandatory benefits in the USA?
Payroll & Invoicing Calendar for Canada & USA (2024 & 2025)
Are there insurance Benefits for Part-Time Employees in the USA?
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Vietnam
What are the mandatory and optional benefits in Vietnam?
What are the public holidays in Vietnam?
What are the Annual Leave Entitlements in Vietnam?
What are the Sick Leave policies in Vietnam?
What are the Social Security contributions in Vietnam?
What are the Standard Working Hours in Vietnam? How about Overtime?
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