Upcoming events
We hope you can join us at our upcoming Lockton Global Benefits events! 2022 Lockton Global Benefits Forum – Miami April 26-28, 2022 | Eden Roc Hotel | Miami, Florida After a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
Ontario amends employment-related laws
The government of Ontario passed the omnibus Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (the “Act”), which amends a number of employment-related laws. The most notable changes addressed in this article include the requirement to implement a right to disconnect […]
Qatar to implement mandatory health insurance for foreign nationals
The government of Qatar recently passed a new law mandating that all foreign nationals visiting, residing or working in Qatar have private medical insurance coverage for the entire duration of their stay. Law No. 22 of 2021 is expected to […]
British Colombia introduces paid sick leave
The government of British Colombia (BC) passed new legislation providing employees with up to five days of employer-paid sick leave. The new legislation, which is amending BC’s Employment Standards Act (ESA), entered into effect on 1 January 2022. Key details […]
Ireland introduces new public holidays
The Irish government recently announced the introduction of: A one-off public holiday on Friday, 18 March 2022, to honor COVID-19 workers and victims A permanent public holiday beginning in 2023 in celebration of Imbolc/St. Brigid’s Day Key details 2022 one-off public […]
Canada introduces paid sick leave
The Canadian federal government passed new legislation increasing the minimum statutory paid sick leave up to a maximum of 10 days per calendar year for federally regulated private sector employees. The new legislation, which amends Canada Labour Code (CLC), will […]
Italy introduces a professional and private accidents insurance coverage within the Antonio Pastore fund for executives in the commercial sector
From 1 January 2022, the life and pension fund (called the “Antonio Pastore”), which is mandated by the national collective bargaining agreement (CBA) applying to executives (called “dirigenti”) in the commercial sector, has expanded its services to include new insurance […]
Japan to increase child care leave
In June 2021, the Japanese government passed legislation increasing the use of child care leave to ensure a better work-life balance for working parents. The new legislation amending the Child and Family Care Act will enter into effect 1 April […]
Greece to introduce a new individual retirement account system for 2022
The Greek government recently passed legislation creating a mandatory individual supplemental retirement account program known as the Hellenic Auxiliary Pensions Defined Contribution Fund (TEKA). The new funded Defined Contribution (DC) regime is intended to gradually replace the existing mandatory supplemental […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) to introduce a new working week for federal government entities
The UAE government recently announced a change in the working week schedule for public sector employees. On 3 January 2022, the UAE public sector is moving to a 4 ½ workday week, with employees working from Monday to mid-day Friday […]
The United Kingdom to temporarily increase National Insurance Contributions
The U.K. government recently passed legislation introducing a health and social care levy to the National Insurance Contributions (NIC), increasing employer, employee and self-employed contributions by 1.25% of earnings. The NIC increase will apply only for the tax year 2022-23, […]