Almost five years since the pandemic resulted in the rise of remote working, policymakers in Peru are weighing up the pros and cons of reducing the length of the working day. We set out some of the key arguments below.

Poland's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced the basic outlines for a draft amendment to the Labour Code regarding the calculation of seniority. Currently, seniority mainly includes employment...

All employment contracts in Saudi Arabia must now be electronically approved through the online Qiwa platform. What does this mean for employers?

Turkey has extended various measures to protect employment in the context of the COVID-19 crisis by two months.

The tough economic climate, and new legislation, both recent and forthcoming, mean that employers and pension scheme trustees need to be more prepared...

This legal update sets out a general overview of employers' key obligations during this period when dealing with the novel coronavirus.

If an employee on annual leave falls ill in Germany, days s/he cannot work substantiated by a doctor's certificate are not counted as leave.

The German Federal Labour court has ruled that the fact that a woman receives lower pay than a comparable male employee will create a rebuttable presumption of discrimination...

Some organisations in South Korea reduce employees' wages when they near retirement under ‘wage-peak' systems.

Since 1 April 2023, Belgian employers in the private sector with 20 employees or more must include the right to disconnect in collective bargaining agreements or work rules.

On 21 November 2025, the Government of India announced the implementation of the four Labour Codes, marking what some are calling the most significant labour law reform in India's history.

The Bahraini government has recently announced an update with respect to the payment of the end-of-service ‘leaving indemnity' to non-Bahrainis in the private sector.

Bahrain's roll-out of the Wage Protection System marks a pivotal shift in payroll governance and labour-market supervision.

In the event of dismissal of an employee for serious cause in Belgium, the letter notifying the employee must describe the facts underlying the serious cause in a precise and detailed manner.

The Government of Malta recently launched a public consultation on the proposed introduction of an auto-enrolment occupational pension regime. We take a look at the details.

A recent change in the law in Belgium lowers the threshold for labour inspectors to use ‘mystery calls' to test for discrimination in recruitment.

The Brazilian Central Bank has imposed restrictions on increasing board and company officers' remuneration until the end of 2020, but questions remain on how this can be implemented.

A new law aims to strengthen Brazil's pay equality framework. On 3 July 2023, Brazil implemented a new law aimed at enhancing existing regulations on salary equality.

From 14 May to 14 June 2020 entry to Bulgaria for all passengers (including EU and Schengen nationals) and by any means of transport, including aircraft, maritime transport and rail is temporarily prohibited.

Several significant changes to government policies relating to temporary foreign workers have recently gone into effect in Canada.