International

New and Updated

• Type:

  International

  Portugal: Health and safety

  Updated to include new information on the Labour Inspection Authority’s restructuring and its enhanced inspection focus for 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Portugal: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include new details regarding the requirement to report the employment relationship of a foreign national through the Social Security Direct online portal.

• Type:

  International

  Greece: Industrial relations

  Updated to include new information on representivity threshold requirements for certain collective agreements and the eligibility criteria for accessing arbitration services.

• Type:

  International

  Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect a change to the rates of the statutory national minimum wage and tax thresholds, effective from 1 March 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Termination of employment

  Updated to include changes to closure payments for collective redundancies, effective from 1 March 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Bulgaria: Termination of employment

  Updated to include additional information on summary dismissal.

• Type:

  International

  France: Training and development

  Updated to include new information on the "reconversion period" scheme, outlining eligibility, duration, funding and contract arrangements for employee training from February 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Puerto Rico: Pay and benefits

  Updated to include new information on the influenza-related state of emergency, effective from 27 January 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Puerto Rico: Health and safety

  Updated to include new information on the 12-month Workers’ Accident Compensation Act (WACA) job reserve.