The Chilean government enacted a new law regarding the inclusion of disabled employees in the labor force (Law 21,015), which mandates that 1 percent of the workforce of companies with more than 100 employees be comprised of disabled individuals. The […]
Amendments to the Labor Standards Act (LSA) were passed by the Korean National Assembly on 28 February 2018. The new law aims at improving work-life balance through changes to working hours, public holidays, overtime and annual leave. Some provisions of […]
The Estonian Parliament approved amendments at the end of 2017 enhancing the statutory benefits provided to fathers and parents of multiples. The reform, which enters into force gradually from March 2018 to July 2020, extends parental leave and provides a […]
On 20 March 2018, Quebec’s labor minister, Dominique Vien, introduced a bill that would broaden protections for Quebec workers in the areas of working hours, leave, wages, harassment and discrimination. Bill 176 – “An Act to amend the Act respecting […]
Update: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has set different compliance deadlines for various requirements of the amended Labor Standards Act. The Japanese government recently issued an outline for legislation to limit overtime hours, which it intends to enact […]
Update: This bill was signed into law on 23 November 2018, and entered into effect on 1 January 2020. The National Assembly, South Africa’s lower house of Parliament, passed the Labor Laws Amendment Bill B-29-2017 on 28 November 2017. If […]