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On 24 January 2020, the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) confirmed that riders working for the food delivery app service Foodora are self-employed contractors and not employees.

Variable compensation plans play an increasingly important role, especially for multinational organisations, but the rules vary from country to country.

In June 2023, the 'Act on the Promotion of Citizens' Understanding of Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity' was enacted by the Japanese legislature (the Diet).

In Japan, standard working hours are limited to eight hours per day and 40 hours per week.

Luxembourg has adopted a series of specific obligations relating to protection of the health and safety of employees during the COVID-19 epidemic.

According to a press release issued by the Finance Minister on 22 June 2020, Luxembourg and Belgium have agreed to extend the amicable agreement of 19 May 2020.

On 1 May 2025, it was announced that the 40-hour workweek will be progressively implemented in Mexico. We take a look at what this ‘gradual implementation' might look like and how employers can prepare.

Mexico has introduced new rules to prevent employers avoiding their profit share and other obligations by using outsourcing and subcontracting arrangements.

Mexico's new regulations on digital platform work have now been in force for over a month.

In a recent decision, New Zealand's Employment Court has found that an Uber driver was an independent contractor and not an employee.

The mining sector in Peru is highly unionised. One in four workers members of a trade union, and workers in medium and large companies are, in most cases, represented by at least one union.

The climate of polarization and instability that Peru is experiencing is reflected in labour conflicts. In the past year, widespread political unrest has been led by collective actions of labour protests.

Romantic relationships at work are a tale as old as time and something of an inevitability given the proximity that colleagues share day in, day out. With Valentine's Day right around the corner.

Employers should reimburse their employees for the costs of remote work they incur, but this has implications for personal income tax (PIT) liability. This article explains.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation has published on its website recommendations for employees and employers, in connection with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 25 March 2020 ‘On declaring non-working days in the Russian Federation'.

A recent initiative would allow employers in Slovakia to offer employees days off for, and following vaccination and a financial incentive to get vaccinated, but raises potential data protection and discrimination issues.

Many businesses have been considering ways to ease cash flow as a result of the pandemic, with some exploring the possibility of temporarily reducing or suspending DRCs to their Defined Benefit...