?On Sept. 13, the Japanese government published its Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains (Guidelines). The Guidelines set out how businesses active in Japan should address the human rights... Read more »
?A majority of workers in 25 countries want to stay with their current company, but nearly three-fourths are confident they would be able to land a new job in six months or less.... Read more »
?Some measures of the French Act No. 2021-1774 of Dec. 24, 2021—which is aimed at accelerating economic and professional equality—took effect on Sept. 1. The act creates an obligation of balanced representation... Read more »
?India’s Supreme Court recently observed in a ruling that social welfare benefits should also extend to same-sex couples and unmarried partners, even though local laws don’t officially address them. Diversity experts have... Read more »
?Although the vast majority of companies work from Monday to Friday, Belgian labor law still attaches great importance to Saturdays. When the Employment Contracts Act refers to “working days” (e.g., the three-work day period... Read more »
?The United Kingdom is taking steps to address a gender pension gap that results in far more older women living in poverty than older men—a problem that exists in nearly every retirement... Read more »
?Sara Lau is an attorney with Skrine in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who has been tracking the changes in Malaysia’s Employment Act 1955, including its expanded maternity and paternity leave, as part of... Read more »
?The United Kingdom is taking steps to address a gender pension gap that results in far more older women living in poverty than older men—a problem that exists in nearly every retirement... Read more »
?A new decision by the Federal Labor Court (BAG) includes an important change in the law. On Sept. 13, Germany’s highest labor court decided that employers—regardless of the size of the company... Read more »
?With inflation hitting its highest level for 40 years and prices for food, fuel and energy prices soaring, the “cost-of-living crisis” is having an impact on employees across the United Kingdom. For some... Read more »
