The Canadian government passed legislation mandating federally regulated employers with a current minimum of 10 employees to proactively establish a pay equity plan identifying and addressing gender pay disparities between men and women in the workplace by 31 August 2024. […]
The Egyptian government recently issued Decree No.57/2021 (the “Decree”) setting, for the first time in Egypt, a minimum wage for private sector workers at EGP 2,400 per month. The new minimum wage will be effective as of 1 January 2022. […]
The UK government introduced one additional paid public holiday that will be celebrated on Friday, 3 June 2022, to honor the Queen’s 70th anniversary as a monarch. The new holiday, which will only be celebrated in 2022, aims to bring […]
The German government recently published a new amendment of the SARS-Cov-2-Occupational Health and Safety regulation (the “Regulation”) to introduce a short employer-paid leave for employees to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus during their working hours. The new amendment entered […]
Update: The outsourcing reform was approved by the Mexican Senate and entered into effect on 24 April 2021. On 24 May 2021, the Ministry of Labor published an agreement setting forth the general rules for vendors rendering specialized or shared […]
The Peruvian government recently passed Law 31334 enabling employees to take up to four hours of paid leave to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus during their working hours. The new law entered into effect on 7 August 2021. Key […]
The Colombian government passed a law (No. 2114/2021) introducing the following changes: Extension of government-paid paternity leave from eight working days to 15 working days (three weeks) Introduction of a government-paid shared parental leave of six weeks The law, which […]
The Romanian government recently passed Law No. 221/2021 enabling employees to take a full day of paid leave to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus during their working hours. The new law entered into effect on 29 July 2021. Key […]
The Ukrainian government passed law No. 1401-IX which: Transforms unpaid paternity leave into employer-paid paternity leave Expands eligibility for paternity leave to relatives under certain circumstances Provides additional annual leave for certain fathers The law, which aims to promote gender […]
The European Union (EU) Directive 2019/1158 of 20 June 2019 (the “Directive”) on work-life balance aims to encourage flexible working arrangements for workers who are caregivers or parents. The directive has a focus of promoting equality between men and women […]