Update: The changes listed in this article are now in force as of 1 January 2019. The new Ontario government has introduced a bill that would unwind many of the employment law changes implemented at the beginning of this year […]
On 25 October 2018, the Russian Federation’s Constitutional Court ruled that employers must pay compensation for all unused holidays to the employee upon termination of employment. The payment should be made regardless of when the employment is terminated.
On 20 September 2018, the Mexican senate ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) agreement 98 on labor union freedom and collective bargaining. The Mexican government is expected to amend the Mexican Federal Labor Law by January 2019 to ensure the […]
Bill C-86 passed the Canadian Parliament on 3 December 2018, and is awaiting Royal Assent. The bill enacts the Pay Equity Act, which requires federal public and private sector employers that have 10 or more employees to establish and maintain a […]
Ontario has prohibited the application of a mandatory retirement age since the Human Rights Code was amended in 2006, but the code permits employers to rely on the Ontario Employment Standards as a rationale to cease employee benefits coverage at […]
On 6 December 2018, the Canadian government passed Bill 57. The bill postpones the implementation of Bill 203, the Ontario Pay Transparency Act, 2018, from 1 January 2019, to a later date to be named by the Lieutenant Governor. The […]
The Australian federal government amended the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Rules 2018 by introducing a new definition of “catastrophic injuries” at the workplace, which may affect workers’ compensation claims. The definition now includes spinal cord, brain, amputation, burn and blindness […]
On 6 December 2018, the Australian Parliament passed the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2018, which is currently awaiting Royal Assent. The new bill introduces a five-day, unpaid family and domestic violence leave within a 12-month period. The new leave is […]
Minimum wage increase The United Kingdom will increase the National Living Wage on 6 April 2019, from GBP 7.83 per hour to GBP 8.21 per hour for employees age 25 and older. The 4.9 percent increase was announced in the […]
With little notice, the Polish parliament passed a law declaring 12 November 2018, a nonworking holiday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Polish independence. The exceptional holiday will only apply in 2018 and will not be commemorated with a nonworking holiday […]