Norway
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 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.
Details have been added to the guide on the current status of the EU Pay Transparency Directive in Norway.
Updated to include additional information on temporary employment agency work in Argentina and Netherlands.
Proposed changes would expand occupational injury and disease protection, which could increase claims and employers’ insurance costs if approved.
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.
There is ongoing legal uncertainty regarding overtime pay for part-time employees, following recent district court rulings and anticipated appeals.
As of March 2026, only a few member states have adopted binding measures to comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In France, employers with 1,000 employees must publish gender representation data for senior managers and board members and meet a minimum 30% representation of each gender from 1 March 2026.
HR practices and employment law in Norway.