The Colombian government has issued a circular aimed at clarifying the circumstances in which employers may be authorized to discharge employees with medical conditions....more
In the past, Colombia required physical documentation in order to formalize and execute an employment agreement. This has been an increasing irritation for employers that wished to finalize various employment-related...more
Belgium has spent much of the last 12 months without a government following gridlock in coalition negotiations after the general election in May 2019. As such, there has not been any new legislation covering employment law....more
6/29/2020
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Bicycles ,
Consultation ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
International Labor Laws ,
Member State ,
Remuneration ,
Sick Employees ,
Strategic Planning ,
Wage and Hour
Following the trend of recent years, the beginning of the year brought changes to employment legislation in Hungary that went into effect on January 1, 2020. ...more
Historically, employers have been required to log employees’ work experience and years of service in a distinct human resources (HR) document called a “labor book.” New legislation requires employers to now start logging this...more
Penalty clauses in fixed-term contracts are common in Turkey and apply if either party to such a contract ends the contract before the expiration of the fixed term. Turkey’s Supreme Court has held that penalty clauses...more
After several delays and various proposals and working groups, the law regulating staff leasing in Serbia was finally adopted in December 2019, and went into effect in March 2020. In many countries, staff leasing is referred...more
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) introduced the DIFC Employee Workplace Savings Plan (DEWS), which took effect on February 1, 2020. The DEWS amends the current DIFC Employment Law, Law No. 2 of 2019, by...more
The latest amendments to the Law on Personal Income Tax in December 2019 introduced an obligation to apply and implement the so-called “independence test” for entrepreneurs....more
A recent National Labor Court ruling, Shalom Rozenberg v. Givun Imaging Ltd., highlighted the procedures to be followed when considering the termination of employment of individuals with disabilities....more
The new year brought a number of changes to Greek employment laws, including the introduction of a new national general collective bargaining agreement and changes to legislation concerning overtime compensation at industrial...more
Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) introduced the E-Data Protection Law (? 25/NA) to protect the electronic data of individuals from improper disclosure or use....more
Kenyan employers must provide lactation stations within their premises for breastfeeding mothers under the Health Cat, 2017 (Act), which took effect in July 2017. To further champion the cause for nursing mothers returning to...more
Significant changes to Malaysian industrial relations laws aimed at “strengthening industrial harmony” are in the pipeline following the passing of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Dewan...more
“Bahrainisation,” which is used to describe requirements for employing Bahranian nationals, is now being applied to the healthcare sector. On March 5, 2019, the government passed Law No. (1) of 2019, which amended Article 14...more
The mobility allowance (or “cash for cars”) is a cash amount that an employee receives in exchange for handing in their company car. The generous allowance was introduced on January 1, 2018 as a “green” alternative to the...more
The new labor law of Montenegro went into effect on January 7, 2020 and has made a number of significant changes including:
Employers with more than 10 employees are required to set policies on the organization and...more
Employers with operations in Australia with full-time salaried employees covered by a modern award may be affected by the Fair Work Commission’s recent decision to make changes to annualised salary clauses....more
Following the enactment of the Anti-Harassment Law in 2018, Resolution No. (20912) was recently passed, which sets out procedures and requirements for employers to safeguard the privacy, dignity, and personal freedom of...more
In response to the socioeconomic environment in Argentina, on December 13, 2019, President Alberto Fernandez issued a 180-day urgent decree declaring a public emergency in relation to employment, which is due to last 180...more
Employment law as it relates to women continued to be an area of focus for the government in 2019 with the issuance of Ministerial Resolution No. (39860), which sets out a number of rules....more
6/8/2020
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Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
The implementation of wage protections in Bahrain has been the subject of much discussion in recent years, so it was not surprising that Resolution No. 68 of 2019 on the Wage Protection System was passed in 2019. Resolution...more
Finland updated the Working Hours Act to give employers the possibility to agree to wider flexible working arrangements with employees. The amended act is effective as of January 1, 2020....more
Cambodia’s adoption of the Law on Social Security Schemes dated November 2, 2019, will extend social security provisions to cover unemployment and roll out pension coverage to the private sector....more
“Saudisation” is a word used to describe requirements to employ a minimum number of Saudi nationals in the workplace.
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