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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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.

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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

Finland: Industrial relations

Updated to include changes to collective bargaining and agreements, informing and consulting employees, time periods for change negotiations, and board-level negotiations.
Finland: Health and safety

Enhanced to include additional information on factors that must be taken into account for a hazard and risk factors assessment.
Finland: Employee rights

Updated to include new information on the public adult education allowance during study leave.
Finland: Training and development

Updated to include additional information about the employer's obligation to draw up personnel and training objectives.
Finland: Termination of employment

Updated to include new information on employment leave during the notice period, related to drawing up an employment programme and eligibility for transition security.
Finland: Updates - key employment law developments

Updated to include changes to the Co-operation Act, effective from 1 July 2025.
Finland: Equal opportunities

Updated to include new information on compensation limits and case law related to gender discrimination during recruitment.
Australia: Updates - key employment law developments

Updated to reflect the proposal to establish SafeWork NSW as a separate regulator in New South Wales.
Australia: Equal opportunities

Updated to include additional information on gender equality indicators.
Brazil: Health and safety

Updated to include new information on psychological risk assessments.

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