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Part-time employees may qualify for premium pay for extra hours worked if full-time colleagues receive such payment.
Subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, changes to the statutory minimum wage will take effect from 1 May 2026.
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is preparing a new proposal intended to introduce greater flexibility in the regulation of working time.
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.
Updated to include information on the new federal requirement for right to disconnect policies.
Updated to include additional information on the right to disconnect.
Updated to include information on future increases to provincial and territorial statutory minimum wages.
Updated to include new information on the status of the disability insurance for independent contractors and new employee retention measures in times of crisis.
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.
Updated to reflect a new procedure permitting an extraordinary price adjustment for certain multi-year service procurement contracts.
HR practices and employment law in countries outside the USA, along with global HR issues.