International - The complete list
Our popular International tool provides key information of a country's employment law across the entire employment lifecycle from recruitment to termination of employment. Across our other tools, we have useful guidance that can assist global employers with their HR policies, procedures and practices, and UK employers with an international workforce.
Focus of 2025: New legislative changes
The new year brings with it many legislative changes for global employers. A number of countries have updated their minimum wage rates and pensionable ages. Navigating these changes can be a daunting task but staying up to date with developments is essential to ensure compliance, mitigate risks and maintain good working relationships. To help global employers plan ahead, we have highlighted some proposed legislative changes in 26 different jurisdictions that will or are expected to come into force in 2025.
Rocio Carracedo Lopez and Ronelle Barreto, Brightmine
Commentary and insights
- Conversation starter - innovative workplace laws around the world
- Demystifying the EU Pay Transparency Directive for UK employers
- Employers of record (EORs) - meaning, purpose and benefits
- Employing overseas workers: 15 commonly asked questions
- Fostering belonging: Refugee and immigrant inclusion in the workplace
- Global legislative changes to look out for in 2025
- Hiring across borders: Five compliance challenges and how to solve them
- How will the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages affect global employers in 2024?
- Managing a global workforce: Top tips for staying compliant
- Paternity leave and pay: How does the UK measure up to the rest of the world?
- Revolutionising AI rules for global employers
- Retirement and the pensionable age: What does the global employer need to know?
- Right to disconnect: What can the UK learn from other countries?
- UK vs US: Who comes out on top for employee rights?
- Where's my bonus? A multi-country perspective
Comparative tables
- Global EU pay transparency directive implementation comparative table
- Global gender pay gap reporting comparative table
- Global gender pay gap audits comparative table
- Global maternity leave and pay comparative table
- Global minimum wage rates comparative table
- Global paternity and parental leave and pay comparative table
- Global retirement and pensionable age comparative table
- Global temporary workers comparative table
Contract clauses and policies
- Secondment agreement (international assignment)
- International assignments policy
- Global anti-harassment and anti-bullying policy
- Global flexible working policy
FAQs
- What is an employer of record?
- Can UK national employees travel to the EEA for business purposes?
- Can foreign nationals travel to the UK for business purposes?
- What are the key considerations for an employer before it sends an employee on an international assignment?
- What options do employers have for dealing with currency fluctuation affecting the compensation of employees on international assignments?
- What should employers consider when producing a crisis management policy for employees on international assignments, eg to respond to a natural disaster or terrorist attack?
- What should an employer do if an employee is due to go abroad on a work assignment to an area that becomes affected by political violence or rioting?
- What is a frontier work permit?
- When does an employer need a sponsor licence?
- How does an employer apply for a sponsor licence?
- Does an employer need a sponsor licence to employ EEA nationals who have settled or pre-settled status?
Global guide for employers
"How to" guides
- How to manage international assignments
- How to employ international students
- How to deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK
- How to apply for a sponsor licence
- How to retain a sponsor licence
International guides
Africa
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Central, North and South America
Europe
Leading practice guides
- Managing reward for international assignments
- Preparing for and managing long-term international assignments
Letters and forms
- Recommended documentation for sponsored migrants checklist
- Skilled worker sponsor compliance and audit preparation checklist
Podcasts and webinars
- Gender pay gap reporting - a global view
- Global hiring - AI, EORs and worker misclassification risks
- Employment law "bonfire" - How the EU Bill might affect HR
- Immigration rules for employers - recent changes, future challenges
Quick reference
Surveys
- Global diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) 2023
- Global learning and development 2024
- Global research study: Pay equity and transparency
- Wellbeing survey report
