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Weekly overtime limits will gradually increase to 12 hours by 2030, with specific pay premiums and new restrictions on higher-rate overtime hours. Starting January 2027, employers must electronically record all hours worked or face significant fines.
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On 1 May 2026, Turkey extended maternity and paternity leave, and introduced a right for employees who become foster parents to take unpaid leave from the date the child is placed with them.
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On 1 May 2026, Turkey extended maternity and paternity leave. Employers should update HR policies and leave systems to reflect extended entitlements and revise workforce planning to manage longer absences.
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A link to the State Agency for the State Official Gazette has been added. This website provides access to Spanish laws, decrees and regulations, including the Labour Code.
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The Yellow Envelope Act now expands the definition of "employer" regarding collective employment relations.
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From 27 April 2026, bilingual contracts are required, medical certificate rules are eased, and new termination grounds for foreign employees have been introduced.
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Updated to reflect changes to trade unions and recognition, the definition of “employer”, collective bargaining, industrial action and the limitation on claims for damages against unions, as a result of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act (TULRAA or Yellow Envelope Act).
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Information on employment contracts has been reviewed and updated to emphasise the central role of the Qiwa platform in digital contract authentication and compliance.
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Updated to reflect changes to the employees’ right to receive training, engaging apprentices in designated or optional trades, the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, and circulars issued by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
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The statutory minimum wage increased on 1 May 2026.