On 2 September 2026, the Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee approved a constitutional amendment on working hours that would reduce the standard working week from 44 to 40 hours and establish two paid weekly rest days without reducing salary.
Argentina’s monthly minimum wage is set to rise every month from September 2026 through to April 2027. Further, from 1 September 2026, new minimum wages apply in Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada.
Further details on salary transparency report requirements in Brazil have been added. For the second semester of 2026, companies must publish their report by 30 September 2026.
Employers with 100 or more employees must continue to comply with Brazil’s biannual salary transparency reporting requirements, including the submission and publication of Salary Transparency Reports.
The table on paternity and parental leave and pay has been divided into two tables. This table focuses on the statutory right to paternity leave after the birth of a child. A separate table on parental leave and pay focusing on family-based parental leave entitlements has been created.