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Updated to reflect new rules on publicly advertised job postings and information rights for job applicants in Ontario, effective from 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect that new pay transparency rules entered into force on 24 December 2025, and Christmas Eve is a new public holiday for 2025.
Updated to reflect information on how countries are transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law.
Updated to include information on job-seeking leave and changes to rules applicable to lay-offs in Ontario.
Updated to include additional information on annual leave entitlements.
Updated to provide additional information on the definition of group termination (collective redundancies).
Updated to reflect that an increase in pension age comes into effect from 31 December 2025, and an increase to parental leave for parents of hospitalised newborn children, the amendment to the Working Environment Act (the "contractor stop") and new requirements for the posting of workers to Denmark, from 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect new powers granted to the Working Environment Authority regarding contractors, effective from 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect that expanded gender pay gap disclosure obligations will come into effect on 1 April 2026.
Updated to reflect that the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code have been implemented from 21 November 2025.
HR practices and employment law in countries outside the USA, along with global HR issues.