强制性公积金（强积金）对冲安排将于 2025 年 5 月 1 日取消
届时，香港雇主将不能再以雇主供款所得的强积金利益抵销需向雇员支付的遣散费 和长期服务金。香港政府于 2023 年 7 月决定不实施 2018 年提出的“专项储蓄户 口计划”，该计划要求雇主设立专门的储蓄户口并缴纳 1%的供款，为取消该强积 金对冲安排做好准备。
行政成本过高
经估算，于专项储蓄户口计划运行初期，每年行政成本约 1.5 亿港元，30 年后将增至 6 亿港 元。成本高昂的原因是繁重的行政工作，包括：
(1) 规管及确保现时 30 多万名需为强积金强制供款的雇主成功开立储蓄户口；
(2) 每月收取供款；
(3) 核实及审批提款申请；及
(4) 处理未能预见的情况。
此外，预计该计划的程序将极其复杂，因 此无法避免外判服务机构处理该计划日常 运作的成本。
最后，雇主还需承担遵守该计划的相关行 政职责。
破产欠薪保障基金
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Верховною Радою України було прийнято 2 закони, які впроваджують ряд нововведень у процедурі банкрутства, спрямованих на її спрощення та автоматизацію, а також усувають чимало неузгодженостей та технічних недоліків у Кодексі України з процедур банкрутства (далі – КУзПБ).
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Background
Eine Herausforderung für Gläubiger im Insolvenzverfahren: Die Informationsbeschaffung zur Steuerung der Geschäftsbeziehung und Geltendmachung von Rechten.
Der Insolvenzverwalter oder in der Eigenverwaltung der eigenverwaltende Schuldner (in der Regel der Geschäftsführer) wird dem ihm bekannten Gläubiger nach Eröffnung des Insolvenzverfahrens schriftlich die Gelegenheit geben, Forderungen zur Insolvenztabelle anzumelden. Damit ist der Gläubiger zumindest über die Eröffnung informiert.
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In this week’s TGIF, we consider Jahani, in the matter of Ralan Property Services Pty Ltd (receivers and managers appointed) (in liq) [2023] FCA 738, a Federal Court decision approving the liquidators’ entry into funding agreements.
Key takeaways