Hong Kong’s Legislative Council voted to increase paternity leave from three days to five days as part of the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2018, which is expected to come into effect prior to the Lunar New Year holiday in February 2019. […]
Update: Effective 1 September 2020, Danish employees will be able to take holiday in the year of accrual, including their first year of employment, instead of waiting to take leave in the following year. The change takes effect for financial […]
The deadline for compliance with the Working Conditions Act (“Arbowet”) expired 1 July 2018, for existing occupational health provider contracts. The Act, which was amended 1 July 2017, mandates employers to offer employees access to an occupational health doctor (which […]
On 1 August 2018, the French government passed a law requiring companies with at least 250 employees to appoint a point of contact responsible for guiding, informing and accompanying employees in the fight against sexual harassment. In addition, employers will […]
On 8 June 2018, Resolution 2423 (complying with Act 1823, 2017) was issued by the Ministry of Health. The resolution establishes the operational and technical requirements for nursing rooms in workplaces. The resolution applies to companies with minimum monthly assets […]
A bill has been introduced in the Irish parliament that would allow parents to share the 26 weeks of maternity leave currently provided to mothers. The legislation aims to provide more flexibility to working parents and create greater gender equality. […]
On 5 July 2018, paternity leave for new fathers and partners increased from four weeks paid by social security and two days paid by the employer to five consecutive weeks paid by social security in addition to the two days […]
Updated 4 September 2019 The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill is currently being discussed by the South African Parliament’s health portfolio committee before being published for public comment. Interested parties will have until 11 October 2019 to make written submissions […]
On 15 April 2018, amendments to the Labor Code introduced new sick pay calculation rules. Employers must pay basic salaries to sick employees who are in possession of their working hours for the entire month in which they fall sick […]
On 16 April 2018, the government of Cyprus extended the period of protection from dismissal for pregnant employees from three to five months after the end of maternity leave. Law 20(I)/2018 also establishes the right for employees to breastfeed or […]