A reliable and regularly updated suite of employment law guides for HR professionals with responsibilities for staff in countries outside the US.
This tool will ensure you:
- Understand employee rights in key areas including minimum wage rates, maternity leave and compensation on termination.
- Recognize the role of collective rights and bargaining in the relevant country.
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Global Employer
The Guide for Global Employers provides an overview of the main issues facing employers with staff in more than one country, while the individual country guides provide employment law guidance at national level.
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Our EU pay transparency table tracks the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive as member states adopt national legislation to meet its requirements. Our other comparative tables compare the statutory rules on a specific topic across different countries:
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New and Updated
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Updated to reflect how countries are transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive and to include additional information on requirements in California, US.
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Updated to reflect new information on stronger sanctions for failure to pay wages on time, effective from 23 October 2025.
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Updated to reflect that legislation introducing stronger sanctions for failure to pay wages on time, came into effect on 23 October 2025.
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Updated to include information on changes to specific work training contracts.
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Updated to reflect that the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill was passed in Parliament on 4 November 2025.
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Updated to reflect the new amount of compensation payable to employees for occupational injury or illness.
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Enhanced to include information on the retirement or pensionable age in Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Guernsey, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Romania and UAE.
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Updated to reflect changes to superannuation guarantee timing, and new legislation on the use of non disclosure agreements in sexual harassment matters and the right to work at home in Victoria.
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Updated to reflect new statutory protection against the cancellation or refusal of employer funded paid parental leave in the event of a stillbirth or neonatal loss, effective from 7 November 2025.
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Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Indonesia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore and the UAE.