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In June 2026, Argentina, British Columbia (Canada), France and Luxembourg increased their minimum wage rates.
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In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
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In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
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Enhanced to include new information on India.
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Proposed changes to rules on benefits in kind aim to mitigate the effects of the Iran conflict.
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As the federal government has not issued a draft Bill to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive, timely implementation is unlikely. This has some practical consequences for employers.
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Updated to include new information on temporary employment agency work in Germany.
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Although the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs can make a sectoral collective agreement binding as a minimum wage floor for temporary agency work, no new statutory order is currently in force. Information has been added to clarify the relevant rules.
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Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.
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Updated to include additional information on paid educational leave for employees to attend training organised by themselves and the reimbursement of training costs.