Canada
Several countries changed their minimum wage rates on 1 July 2026 including Argentina, Australia, Netherlands and Romania. In the US, there were a number of minimum wage increases.
In Manitoba, new rules on sick notes will come into effect in October 2026.
From 30 June 2026, Prince Edward Island’s updated Employment Standards Act introduces a new group termination framework.
In New Brunswick, employers must include in publicly advertised or internal job postings the expected hourly wage or salary, or the expected hourly wage range or salary range, for the job.
In New Brunswick, employers are prohibited from seeking pay history from a job applicant. They are also entitled to up to 27 weeks' unpaid leave in the event of long-term illness or injury. In Prince Edward Island, from 30 June 2026, employees are entitled to 27 weeks' unpaid leave if they cannot work for a long period owing to treatment of or recovery from illness or injury.
On 30 June 2026, Prince Edward Island made changes to rules on hours of work, overtime and annual leave. Further, in Manitoba, eligible employees who have a child placed in their care through adoption or surrogacy may take up to 16 weeks of unpaid, job-protected “attachment leave”.
In Ireland, from 29 June 2026, employees may seek to continue working beyond a contractual retirement age below the state pension age, with employers only able to refuse on objectively justified grounds.
The table has been updated to reflect key 2026 developments in statutory annual leave across jurisdictions.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. 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.
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.
HR practices and employment law in Canada.