A partial government shutdown would hit businesses and employees hard but will occur unless Congress and President Donald Trump agree to funding before the end of the day Dec. 21. Nine out of 15 federal departments and dozens of agencies would close if a compromise isn’t reached. Agencies and departments—including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Homeland Security—have prepared for the closure. https://goo.gl/abFRWt
South Korea: Significant Changes to Workplace Safety Law Anticipated
New legislation in South Korea is expected to expand employers’ health and safety obligations toward their contractors’ employees and workers who are not employees. https://goo.gl/YDZqCb
UK: More Employment Law Reform Expected
In an attempt to improve the rights of gig economy workers, the government is set to implement its “Good Work Plan” by proposing legislative changes to ensure that workers can access fair and decent work. https://goo.gl/cwjx5P
The Future of Integration
#ICYDK: The subject of integration is often an unloved subject, yet it remains and will remain a core subject. New technologies are emerging without openly shouting that they are integration technologies. I think of the API Management, whose success is not denied, but also others like GraphQL and Data Virtualization. So this is indeed a very actual topic and one that will continue to make headlines. It is, therefore, interesting to ask ourselves what future we can prepare for.
If I had to make it very simple, I would say that the two drivers of integration are the ever-increasing costs of integration and the changing technological landscape. These costs may eventually represent 50% of the costs of major projects according to Gartner. As for the technological evolution, I retain the following points: https://goo.gl/89SuPp