The United Arab Emirates government recently passed a new labor law introducing many significant changes to the employment law regime. The most notable changes addressed in this article include the extension of maternity leave, the introduction of new family leave […]
The Irish government recently published a bill introducing a legal framework establishing a right to request remote working and the management of such requests by employers. The draft scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022 (the “Draft […]
The French government passed a new law amending several existing gender equality laws. Law 2021-1774, known as the “Rixain” law, intensifies gender equality reporting obligations specifically for senior executives (cadres dirigeants) and board members in large corporations with more than […]
Update: The new legislation passed and will enter into effect starting 1 December 2024. The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare recently published a proposal aimed at reforming defined contribution (DC) plans by raising DC contribution sub-limits and relaxing individual […]
Following the promulgation of the three-child policy on 31 May 2021, multiple local Chinese governments amended their family-related leave policies to address the decreased fertility rate and aging of the population. Family-related leave regulations have been amended in multiple provinces […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]