A reliable and regularly updated suite of employment law guides for HR professionals with responsibilities for staff in countries outside the UK.
This tool will ensure you:
- Understand employee rights in key areas including minimum wage rates, maternity leave and compensation on termination.
- Recognise the role of collective rights and bargaining in the relevant country.
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Global employer
The Guide for global employers provides an overview of the main issues facing employers with staff in more than one country, while the individual country guides provide employment law guidance at national level.
Global resources
Our EU pay transparency table tracks the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive as member states adopt national legislation to meet its requirements. Our other comparative tables compare the statutory rules on a specific topic across different countries:
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New and updated
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Updated to include new information on the Revised Employment Pass Policy, effective from 1 June 2026.
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Updated to reflect the 2026 pay thresholds for income tax.
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Updated to include additional information on rules applicable in Austria, Canada, China, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, UAE and the UK.
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Updated to include new information on the enforcement of rules against false self-employment.
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Updated to include additional information on the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, the new rules to distinguish between independent contractors and employees and the transfer of undertaking during bankruptcy.
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Updated to include new information on the retirement or pensionable age in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, France, Guernsey, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Switzerland and Turkey.
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Updated to include new information on medical leave certificates, effective from 1 February 2026.
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Updated to include information on the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into German law.
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Updated to reflect a change to the minimum wage in Argentina, effective from 1 February 2026, and to include additional information on minimum wage rules in Portugal and the US.
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Updated to include additional information on the minimum wage.