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In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
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A draft Bill published for comment would amend the BCEA provisions regulating leave for parents and the UIA provisions regulating benefits for employees taking parental leave, but the proposed changes are not yet in force.
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The earnings threshold set by the Minister of Employment and Labour has increased to ZAR 269,600.90 per year, effective from 1 May 2026.
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From 19 June 2026, there will be a change to the information provided by employers to employees when their personal data is collected, and to the information that the employer must make available to the employee when responding to a data subject access request.
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The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces a wide range of measures and increases pay transparency and reporting requirements. This guide answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the Directive.
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The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces a wide range of measures and increases pay transparency and reporting requirements. This guide looks at the main provisions of the Directive.
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In May 2026, a new Prime Minister was sworn in. As the previous government did not take any concrete steps to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive, there is no draft legislation and implementation is likely to be delayed.
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The second draft of the Act implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive and the explanatory memorandum to the Act were published on 4 May 2026.
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Updated to reflect changes to notice periods, disciplinary dismissal, retrenchment rules, the worker re-skilling fund, special dismissal protection, exit payments (including gratuity payments, retrenchment compensation, leave encashment, accrued but unpaid salary, notice pay, contractual payments and ex-gratia payments), retirement and unlawful dismissals, 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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On 1 May 2026, the Bill amending the Federal Labour Law was published in the Official Federal Gazette, marking its entry into force and confirming the gradual reduction of work shifts and increase in overtime from 1 January 2027.