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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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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New and Updated
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Updated to reflect changes to the minimum wage in Argentina and South Africa, effective from 1 March 2026, and to include additional information on rates in Germany, India and the Philippines.
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Updated to include information on the new federal requirement for right to disconnect policies.
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Updated to include additional information on the right to disconnect.
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Updated to include information on future increases to provincial and territorial statutory minimum wages.
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Updated to include new information on the status of the disability insurance for independent contractors and new employee retention measures in times of crisis.
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Updated to reflect changes to hours of work, annual leave, maternity and pregnancy rights, fixed-term workers, contract labour, gig workers and platform workers, inter-state migrant workers, closure of undertakings, disciplinary and grievance procedures, and standing orders, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
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Updated to reflect a new procedure permitting an extraordinary price adjustment for certain multi-year service procurement contracts.
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Updated to include new information on the Labour Inspection Authority’s restructuring and its enhanced inspection focus for 2026.
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Updated to include new instructions for completing the Monthly Income Declaration and details of a special temporary scheme for employers affected by storm Kristin.
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Updated to include new details regarding the requirement to report the employment relationship of a foreign national through the Social Security Direct online portal.