At some point, Covid-19 will be behind us. We're not there yet, but our preparations for a post-Covid world need to start now if our businesses are to find ways to survive and thrive.

As an alliance of the best HR law firms in one global group, we are well-placed to assist employers, and specifically HR managers...

As we start 2026, it's time for a new year update on workplace privacy, where employee rights remain a priority and regulatory activity shows no signs of slowing down.

An online luxury retail company was fined HKD 145,000 by a court in Hong Kong for failing to pay the wages of eleven of its employees on time.

The Hong Kong government has announced that restaurant staff must have at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot for the restaurant to be entitled to extended opening hour.

India has introduced travel restrictions and advice to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This article provides details.

Italy has started to reopen its borders, allowing travellers from the EU and Schengen area to enter without being required to quarantine. From 3 June 2020, it is possible to travel from one Italian region to another, with no ...

Social Security consists of two regimes: Mandatory and Voluntary. The Mandatory Regime is compulsory and applies to those in formal employment (as well as various public sectors)...

Starting on 23 January, everyone is to stay inside from 21:00 until 4:30 the next morning. It is anticipated that the curfew will stay in place until 10 February.

As the Netherlands finalises proposals for enhanced paid parental leave, this article sets out details of the new benefits for parents.

Any of us could incur a disability due to an accident, illness or ageing and yet we often fail to understand the needs of this group - which can be many and varied.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced a bill extending maternity leave for parents of premature...

The competent authority may decide to place individuals who have been exposed in quarantine: these individuals may also be employees.

Romania's state of alert restricts general movement outside of the immediate local area. A state of alert has been established in Romania for 30 days from 18 May 2020, following a series of acts recently adopted.

We talk today to Anastasia Petrova about how employers should conduct internal investigations in Russia: what steps to take in advance, how to deal with data privacy issues and crucially...

An amendment to the Slovak Labour Code has introduced the possibility for employers to terminate employees who reach the age of retirement pension entitlement, 65.

The Slovak Labour Code has introduced a new entitlement to at least five weeks' leave for employees under 33 who take permanent care of a child, but what does ‘permanent childcare'...

The Spanish Parliament recently approved legislative modifications that include a new regulation on sick leave due to ‘secondary incapacitating menstruation.'

On 27 October 2020, the periods stipulated for the termination ban for employers, employers' right to send their employees on unpaid leave...

An amicable agreement between the Belgian and Luxembourg authorities on cross-border workers in the context of the fight against the spread of COVID-19 was signed on 19 May 2020.