In 30 out of 49 countries we surveyed, employers cannot dismiss employees on the grounds that the business in which they work has been transferred to new ownership.

Strike action is a protected activity in most countries, and employers are generally prohibited from dismissing workers who take part.

In many countries, there is a duty to consult, or at least inform employees or their representatives on the transfer of a business.

While most countries have some kind of express legal prohibition of sexual harassment, the definition of what constitutes harassment varies across jurisdictions.

What are the forces driving changes to the employment landscape and how can we quantify and evaluate them? James Davies, partner at our UK law firm, has written a report identifying 8 drivers of change...

Alongside a trend of rising state pension and retirement ages, countries are overhauling their pensions frameworks, subsidising wages and offering tax breaks...

The gradual ageing of the global population is a known phenomenon, but how this might impact the workplace is harder to say.

In this wide-ranging interview, Burkard Göpfert, partner in our German law firm, gives his view on issues such as how business transformations have been affected by inflation...

The World Economic Forum is holding its usual event in Davos, Switzerland, this week, from 16 to 20 January 2023, to be attended by over 2,500 delegates.

Inability to disconnect during remote working is one side of the coin; isolation is the other. Both emerge from remote working and both have been rife during COVID-19.

How many of your employees do you think would like to temporarily work from a tourist destination?

When employees go to another country to work, various questions arise in the new country relating to immigration law, payment of social security contributions, employment terms and conditions...

Every 2 months, our experts from around the world put together an Update on the law on immigration & global mobility, setting out recent changes to the law. See our Update for August 2021, with new rules for 17 countries.

Every two months, our experts from around the world compile an update on immigration and global mobility practice, setting out recent changes to the law, policies and procedures.

Every two months, our experts from around the world compile an update on immigration and global mobility practice, setting out recent changes to the law...

Our Global HR Law Guide takes you through the legal aspects of the entire employment journey, with 16 chapters covering recruitment through pensions in over 50 countries.

The rules about secondments vary considerably even within the EU. In this video, Sophie Maes, partner in Ius Laboris Belgium, and Emanuela Nespoli, partner in Ius Laboris Italy...

So many employers across the world are dealing now with crises brought on by inflation, and energy and supply shortages. As we reel from one crisis to the next...

Every year in January, The World Economic Forum, an international non-governmental organisation with 1,000 member companies, holds a conference involving around 3,000 world political figures, business leaders, economists and thinkers.

How is AI changing the workplace and how reliable are text generating chatbots, such as ChatGPT and what are the risks of using these tools...