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New remote working legislation around the world [Updated]

With the rise of technology, work from home has been a steadily growing trend for many years. Remote working has exploded since Spring 2020 with quarantines, workplace closures and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least for jobs and industries that do not always require workers to be on-site.

This abrupt worldwide shift to remote work has sparked new logistical and structural legal challenges that have warranted many countries to pass teleworking legislation, some of which are summarized in this article.

Ukraine minimum wage increases

As of 1 January 2019, the Ukrainian government increased the minimum statutory monthly wage from UAH 3,723 to UAH 4,173. Additionally, Ukraine increased financial penalties against employers who breach employment laws, such as failure to pay salaries in a timely […]